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2 results found for '"Jack Birkett"' in Person.
Troilus and Cressida (1981 Television)
aka: The Shakespeare Plays
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Producer
- Jonathan Miller
Television production with Anton Lesser as Troilus and Suzanne Burden as Cressida. Blind artist Jack Birkett aka The Incredible Orlando (who also played Caliban in Derek Jarman THE TEMPEST) as Thersites.
Tempest, The (1979 Film)
- Director
- Derek Jarman
- Producer
- Guy Ford; Mordecai Schreiber
Low-budget adaptation of the play using chiaroscuro lighting, location shooting, unusual casting, and eccentric costuming. The film remains faithful to the spirit of the play. Jarman’s understanding of the...