1981
9.3 (3 votes)
2h 53m
Genres
Romance
Drama
TV Movie
Production Companies
Time-Life Television Productions
BBC
BBC
The Winter's Tale
Overview
The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.
Key Crew
Director: Jane Howell
Producer: Jonathan Miller
Top Cast
Jeremy Kemp
Leontes
Robert Stephens
Polixenes
Anna Calder-Marshall
Hermione
Margaret Tyzack
Paulina
David Burke
Camillo
John Welsh
Archidamus
Cyril Luckham
Antigonus
Rikki Fulton
Autolycus
