Timon of Athens

1981 2h 8m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jonathan Pryce
Timon
John Fortune
Poet
John Bird
Painter
Tony Jay
Merchant
David Kinsey
Jeweller
John Welsh
Flavius
Sebastian Shaw
Old Athenian
Max Arthur
Lucilius

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Miller
Languages: English, Latin
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Oliver. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Malcolm Banthorpe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jonathan Pryce and John Fortune and John Bird carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083207 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jonathan Miller directs. Stephen Oliver scores. Malcolm Banthorpe cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Latin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Latin.
3Original score by Stephen Oliver. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Malcolm Banthorpe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jonathan Pryce and John Fortune and John Bird carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0083207 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.