Adrienne Corri, Alun Armstrong, Christopher Strauli, Frank Middlemass, Jacqueline Pearce ...( see more  see more... ) , John McEnery , Kate Nelligan , Kenneth Colley , Tim Pigott-Smith

When Duke Vincentio (Kenneth Colley) leaves his city under the rule of Angelo (Tim Pigott-Smith), a ruthless judge, a young man named Claudio (Christopher Strauli) finds himself sentenced to death for...( read more  read more... ) sexual immorality. Claudio's sister Isabella (Kate Nelligan) intervenes on his behalf, but Angelo's price for mercy tests her faith and her trust in humanity. This production is part of the BBC's series of the complete works of William Shakespeare.

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Directed by: Desmond Davis

Release Date: February 18, 1979

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DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007

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  • December 26, 2008
    Definitely one of the stronger BBC productions. Kenneth Colley is excellent as Vincentio, and Shakespeare's strong women are done great justice here, particularly in the case of Kate Nelligan as Isabella.

    Shakespeare's women are astonishing, one play after another. I wonder

    ...( read more) if he ever was frustrated by the fact that only men -- not even men -- boys were required to play all the female parts in his day. I mean, you're depending on adolescent boys to pull off the likes of Juliet, or Ophelia, or Lady Macbeth, or Isabella in this play. I bet you're praying for male child prodigy actors with some heavily mature talent to come along at every turn. I can't but believe, that in his heart, Shakespeare must have longed for allowance to employ talented female actors to perform his choicest female leads.

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