Overview
King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. When he forces Polixenes to flee for his life, Leontes sets in motion a chain of events that lead to death, a ferocious bear, an infant left in the snow, young love, and a statue coming to life.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as King Leontes
- Jane Asher as Perdita
- Diana Churchill as Paulina
- Moira Redmond as Hermione
- Jim Dale as Autolycus
- Esmond Knight as Camillo
- Richard Gale as Polixenes
- David Weston as Florizel / Archidamas
- Edward Jewesbury as Shepherd / Gaoler
- Alan Foss as Antigonus