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Love's Labour's Lost
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Love's Labour's Lost

Jan 5, 1985
2h 0m
★ 7.0

Overview

A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.

Genres

Comedy
Romance

Production Companies

Time-Life Video
BBC
BBC

Cast

Jonathan Kent

Ferdinand, King of Navarre

Jonathan Kent

Christopher Blake

Longaville

Christopher Blake

Geoffrey Burridge

Dumain

Geoffrey Burridge

Mike Gwilym

Berowne

Mike Gwilym

Maureen Lipman

The Princess of France

Maureen Lipman

Jenny Agutter

Rosaline

Jenny Agutter

Katy Behean

Maria

Katy Behean

Petra Markham

Katharine

Petra Markham

David Warner

Don Armado

David Warner

John Kane

Moth

John Kane

Paul Jesson

Costard

Paul Jesson

Frank Williams

Dull

Frank Williams

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