SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Synopsis

Production for French television of Jacques Fabbri’s staging of The Merry Wives of Windsor and directed for television by Pierre Sabbagh. Jacques Fabbri is Falstaff.

Series

Au Théâtre Ce Soir

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

3 Sep 1970 (Channel: ORTF)

Availability

No archive copy found (4/2008).

Credits

Director

Jacques Fabbri; Pierre Sabbagh

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Roger Harth; Yves Faucher

Costume

Donald Cardwell (2)

Adaptor for Television

Charles Charras

Cast

Jacques Fabbri	Sir John Falstaff
Françoise Seigner	Mistress Margaret Page
Annick Alane	Mistress Alice Ford
Arlette Gilbert	Mistress Quickly
Claude Pi plu	Frank Ford
Agathe Natanson	Anne Page
Angelo Bardi	Peter Simple
Bernard Alane	Abraham Slender
Bernard Sancy	Robert Shallow
Cècile Capèzzali	Robin
Charles Charras	Sir Hugh Evans
Edward Sanderson	1st servant (Servant)
Jacques Couturier	Doctor Caius
Jacques Frantz	Fenton
Jacques Le Glou	2nd servant (Servant)
Jacques Souchère	Host of the Garter Inn
Marco Perrin	George Page
Maurice Travail	Bardolph
Pascal Berthier	John Rugby
Raoul Billerey	Pistol

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Source: Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Textual information

Translated into French by Charles Charras.

Production Company

Name

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)