The Comedy of Errors

1978 2h 10m EN

🤯

8.6

MASTERPIECE

★8.6TMDB · 5

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Brian Coburn
The Duke
Judi Dench
Adriana
Griffith Jones
Aegeon
Roger Rees
Antipholus of Syracuse
Mike Gwilym
Antipholus of Ephesus
Michael Williams
Dromio of Syracuse
Nickolas Grace
Dromio of Ephesus
Francesca Annis
Luciana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philip Casson
Writers: Trevor Nunn
Countries: United Kingdom

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

ERA

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Brian Coburn and Judi Dench and Griffith Jones carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0077359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philip Casson directs. Guy Woolfenden scores. John Hawkins cuts. Produced in United Kingdom.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Guy Woolfenden. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John Hawkins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Brian Coburn and Judi Dench and Griffith Jones carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0077359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.