Was ihr Wollt
- Alternative title
- Twelfth Night or As You Like It
- Synopsis
- German Federal Republic made-for-television film based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Ingrid Andree doubles as Viola and Sebastian.
- Language
- German (Standard)
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film; Television
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Transmission details
- 14 Apr 1963 (Channel: ARD)
- Duration
- 154 mins
Credits
- Director
- Franz Peter Wirth
- Producer
- Franz Peter Wirth
- Cinematographer
- Kurt Gewissen
- Writer
- A.W. von Schlegel
- Music
- Bert Grund
- Production Design
- Helmut Gassner; Walter Blokesch
- Costume
- Gerd Richter
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Notes
- Notes
- A recording of the television broadcast is held by the WDR television archive but availability unclear (7/2007).
- History
- In a retrospective television series entitled ‘Das gefiel uns damals’ (Things we used to like) the German broadcasting station WDR transmitted Wirth’s filmic version on television. The broadcast was repeated on 26/8/1979 on the German television channels WDR3, HR3, N3.
- Textual information
- Based on the translation by August Wilhelm von Schlegel
- Reviews
- Sources: www.filmportal.de (accessed 7/2007), DRA television drama database (DRA Fernsehspiele) at http://www.dra.de/online/datenbanken/fernsehspiele/vollinfo.php?pk=100033830&back=1 (accessed 10/2008)
ID Number: 2150561
Production Company
Distributor
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Was ihr Wollt". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68798 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)