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Twelfth Night (1986 film) 
Summary
Twelfth Night is a 1986 Australian film based on the play directed by Neil Armfield and starring Gillian Jones, Ivar Kants, and Peter Cummins.[3]
| Twelfth Night | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Neil Armfield |
| Based on | Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare |
| Starring | Gillian Jones Ivar Kants Peter Cummins |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$590,000[1] |
| Box office | A$201,302 (Australia)[2] |
Cast
edit- Gillian Jones as Viola and Sebastian
- Ivar Kants as Orsino
- Jacquy Phillips as Countess Olivia
- Peter Cummins as Malvolio
- Kerry Walker as Feste
- Geoffrey Rush as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- John Wood as Sir Toby Belch
- Tracy Harvey as Maria
- Russell Kiefel as Sea Captain
- Tyler Coppin as Party Guest
- Alan David Lee
Production
editNeil Armfield had directed a stage production for the Lighthouse Company, the State Theatre of South Australia. Several of the cast from that production reprised their roles, including Jacquy Phillips, Peter Cummins, John Wood and Geoffrey Rush; Ivar Kants and Tracey Harvey were new additions. Shooting began at the Balmain Bijou Theatre on 5 August 1985.[4]
References
edit- ^ James Waites, "Twelfth Night", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p234
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 24 October 2012
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p194
- ^ "Facts and Figures", Cinema Papers, September 1985 p46
External links
edit- Twelfth Night at IMDb
- Twelfth Night at Oz Movies
- Twelfth Night is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive