3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- A great film!, 20 September 2004
Author:
green4tom from Brooklyn, USA
I could not disagree more with the one and only comment so far to
appear here. A wonderful version of the play, and Lady Joan Plowright
is absolutely outstanding. I love the beginning, when she is
shipwrecked--she has this amazing feminine way of expressing both hope
and fear--a utopian moment. I am frantically looking through my VHS
collection because I know I taped this sucker and can't find it now,
and there is neither a VHS nor DVD version now available. And this
cad's comments don't help getting this show DVDized--GRRRRRRRRR! Pearls
before swine! And why then did this show garner 7+ votes! And it was
made during the golden era, of 1969! And Tommy Steele is great,
singing, accompanying himself on the lute--how many pop stars from the
1960s could do that? And so is everybody else. I really liked this film
(how many more lines do I need?--LOL!) Make this available on DVD, NOW!
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :- Good adaptation, 1 March 2000
Author:
travel-3 from Pittsburgh, PA, USA
This is a good adaptation of the Shakespearean play, Twelfth Night, a
romantic comedy. Although a few scenes and some dialogue from speeches are
missing, the acting is superb with Alec Guinness and Tommy Feste giving
brilliant performances as Malvolio and Feste the fool. Joan Plowright also
gave a strong performance in her two parts, Viola and Sebastian, the
long-lost siblings.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone. It has comedy-you cannot help but
laugh when Malvolio puts on yellow stockings and struts done the
walkway-and
love triangles that everyone should enjoy.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- Stellar cast is excellent in the bard's whimsical confection, 3 April 2004
Author:
ccmiller1492 (ccmiller1492@yahoo.com) from Falls Church, VA
Stellar cast is excellent in the bard's whimsical confection...don't expect
to see it better done anytime soon. As one would expect, the principle
actors are wonderful. However,I must note the equally enchanting presences
of two of the supporting players: Gary Raymond as the handsome, somewhat
loftily arrogant prince, and Tommy Steele as a his minstrel who performs a
lovely medieval ballad accompanying himself on a lute. They both added a
great deal of character and romance to this delightful work. This is a prime
example of what television is capable of presenting if only there were more
producers interested in elevating the tone. I haven't seen anything this
enjoyable or star studded since Hallmark Hall of Fame's presentation of
another Shakespeare favorite "The Tempest", which boasted Richard Burton,
Lee Remick, and Tom Poston in its cast.
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
A great film!, 20 September 2004
Author: green4tom from Brooklyn, USA
I could not disagree more with the one and only comment so far to appear here. A wonderful version of the play, and Lady Joan Plowright is absolutely outstanding. I love the beginning, when she is shipwrecked--she has this amazing feminine way of expressing both hope and fear--a utopian moment. I am frantically looking through my VHS collection because I know I taped this sucker and can't find it now, and there is neither a VHS nor DVD version now available. And this cad's comments don't help getting this show DVDized--GRRRRRRRRR! Pearls before swine! And why then did this show garner 7+ votes! And it was made during the golden era, of 1969! And Tommy Steele is great, singing, accompanying himself on the lute--how many pop stars from the 1960s could do that? And so is everybody else. I really liked this film (how many more lines do I need?--LOL!) Make this available on DVD, NOW!
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-

Good adaptation, 1 March 2000
Author: travel-3 from Pittsburgh, PA, USA
This is a good adaptation of the Shakespearean play, Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy. Although a few scenes and some dialogue from speeches are missing, the acting is superb with Alec Guinness and Tommy Feste giving brilliant performances as Malvolio and Feste the fool. Joan Plowright also gave a strong performance in her two parts, Viola and Sebastian, the long-lost siblings. I highly recommend this movie to anyone. It has comedy-you cannot help but laugh when Malvolio puts on yellow stockings and struts done the walkway-and love triangles that everyone should enjoy.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-

Stellar cast is excellent in the bard's whimsical confection, 3 April 2004
Author: ccmiller1492 (ccmiller1492@yahoo.com) from Falls Church, VA
Stellar cast is excellent in the bard's whimsical confection...don't expect to see it better done anytime soon. As one would expect, the principle actors are wonderful. However,I must note the equally enchanting presences of two of the supporting players: Gary Raymond as the handsome, somewhat loftily arrogant prince, and Tommy Steele as a his minstrel who performs a lovely medieval ballad accompanying himself on a lute. They both added a great deal of character and romance to this delightful work. This is a prime example of what television is capable of presenting if only there were more producers interested in elevating the tone. I haven't seen anything this enjoyable or star studded since Hallmark Hall of Fame's presentation of another Shakespeare favorite "The Tempest", which boasted Richard Burton, Lee Remick, and Tom Poston in its cast.
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