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'''''Antony and Cleopatra ''''' is a 1974 British videotaped television production of [[William Shakespeare]]'s 1606 [[Antony and Cleopatra|play of the same name]], produced by [[Associated Television|ATV]] (which was distributed internationally by [[Incorporated Television Company|ITC]]) starring [[Richard Johnson (actor)|Richard Johnson]] as [[Mark Antony]], [[Janet Suzman]] as [[Cleopatra]], and [[Patrick Stewart]] as Enobarbus. It was directed by [[Jon Scoffield]] and is an adaptation of [[Trevor Nunn]]'s [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known [[Ben Kingsley]] and [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] in small roles.
'''''Antony and Cleopatra ''''' is a 1974 British videotaped television production of [[William Shakespeare]]'s 1606 [[Antony and Cleopatra|play of the same name]], produced by [[Associated Television|ATV]] (which was distributed internationally by [[Incorporated Television Company|ITC]]) starring [[Richard Johnson (actor)|Richard Johnson]] as [[Mark Antony]], [[Janet Suzman]] as [[Cleopatra]], and [[Patrick Stewart]] as Enobarbus. It was directed by [[Jon Scoffield]] and is an adaptation of [[Trevor Nunn]]'s [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known [[Ben Kingsley]] and [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] in small roles.


Its first airing in the USA was in 1975 on the [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC). (With the one exception of the [[Laurence Olivier]] ''[[King Lear (1983 TV drama)|King Lear]]'' (1983), which was shown on American television in 1984, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American premiere on U.S. [[commercial television]].)
As of 2014, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American network premiere on U.S. [[commercial television]].) [[Laurence Olivier|Olivier]]'s ''[[King Lear (1983 TV drama)|King Lear]]'' was shown in the U.S. in 1984 in [[syndication]] rather than on a single network.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 18:58, 15 March 2014

For other uses, see Antony and Cleopatra (disambiguation).
Antony and Cleopatra
Directed byJon Scoffield
Written byWilliam Shakespeare
Produced byLorna Mason
Cecil Clarke
StarringRichard Johnson
Janet Suzman
Patrick Stewart
Music byGuy Woolfenden
Distributed byITV (original TV broadcast)
Release dates
28 July 1974 (UK)
4 January 1975 (USA)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Antony and Cleopatra is a 1974 British videotaped television production of William Shakespeare's 1606 play of the same name, produced by ATV (which was distributed internationally by ITC) starring Richard Johnson as Mark Antony, Janet Suzman as Cleopatra, and Patrick Stewart as Enobarbus. It was directed by Jon Scoffield and is an adaptation of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of the play. It features then-little-known Ben Kingsley and Tim Pigott-Smith in small roles.

As of 2014, this production was the last made-for-TV Shakespeare adaptation to have its American network premiere on U.S. commercial television.) Olivier's King Lear was shown in the U.S. in 1984 in syndication rather than on a single network.

Cast

Deviations from the play

The major character of Sextus Pompey, who figures significantly in the plot in Act II, was completely excised from this production.

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