As You Like It

Jan 1, 1983

2h 36m

★ 6.0

Overview

Shakespeare's As You Like It is a delightful romantic comedy , lavishly staged by the renowned Stratford Festival. A favorite with audiences throughout the centuries, this fairy tale is a brilliant magical celebration of romance, passion and unity. Pitting young love against the vanity of the court. It is the familiar story of exiled lovers reunited, of woodland meanderings, of mistaken identity and disguise, and of political wrongs set right. As in all of Shakespeare's plays, this is a story rich in mythology which deals with the transformation of souls from evil to good.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

CBC

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Cast

1st Page

Graham Abbey

Adam

Mervyn Blake

Duke Frederick

Graeme Campbell

Dennis

Nicholas Colicos

2nd Page

Christopher Cook

Le Beau

Keith Dinicol

Celia

Rosemary Dunsmore

Sir Oliver Martext

Maurice E. Evans

Jacques de Boys

Christopher Gibson

Orlando

Andrew Gillies

Touchstone

Lewis Gordon

Phebe

Mary Haney

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