Measure for Measure (1979)When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio... See full summary » Director:Desmond Davis |
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Measure for Measure (1979)When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio... See full summary » Director:Desmond Davis |
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Kenneth Colley | ... | |
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Isabella
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Tim Pigott-Smith | ... |
Angelo
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Christopher Strauli | ... |
Claudio
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John McEnery | ... |
Lucio
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Jacqueline Pearce | ... |
Mariana
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Frank Middlemass | ... |
Pompey
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Provost
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Adrienne Corri | ... |
Mistress Overdone
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Ellis Jones | ... |
Elbow
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John Clegg | ... |
Froth
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William Sleigh | ... |
Barnardine
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Neil McCarthy | ... |
Abhorson
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Yolande Palfrey | ... |
Juliet
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Eileen Page | ... |
Francisca
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When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan. Written by Kathy Li
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