Twelfth Night or What You Will

1996
U
2h 14m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

6.5K

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Helena Bonham Carter in Twelfth Night or What You Will (1996)

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Comedy Drama Romance

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.

Director
- Trevor Nunn
Writers
- William Shakespeare
- Trevor Nunn
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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

6.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Trevor Nunn
Writers
- William Shakespeare
- Trevor Nunn
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Videos1

Trailer 1:59

Twelfth Night

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Trivia
In the mid 1950s, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz tried to set up a version with Audrey Hepburn and Danny Kaye, but it failed to materialize.

Goofs
Feste's guitar playing for Cesario (Viola) and Orsino does not match up with the soundtrack.

Quotes
Malvolio: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Associate/High School High/Normal Life/Twelfth Night/Trees Lounge (1996)

Soundtracks
O Mistress Mine
Music by Shaun Davey
Words by William Shakespeare
Sung by Ben Kingsley

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Featured review

9/10

The best

This is, quite simply, the best production of a Shakespeare comedy ever filmed. The plot is delightfully absurd, the acting brilliant, the direction superb. It is the sort of comedy you can watch over and over again.