The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Release: 1982-12-28
·Runtime: 167m
·★ 8.0
Comedy
TV Movie
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Cast
Ben Kingsley
as Frank Ford
Alan Bennett
as Justice Shallow
Michael Bryant
as Doctor Caius
Simon Chandler
as Fenton
Tenniel Evans
as Sir Hugh Evans
Michael Graham Cox
as Host of the Garter Inn
Lee Whitlock
as Robin
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Mistress Quickly
Bryan Marshall
as George Page
Ralph Brown
as John
Prunella Scales
as Mistress Page
Michael Robbins
as Nym
Ron Cook
as Peter Simple
Richard Griffiths
as Sir John Falstaff
Judy Davis
as Mistress Ford
Nigel Terry
as Pistol
Adam Cooper
as Fairy
Richard O'Callaghan
as Slender
