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A Midwinter's Tale

Play trailer Poster for A Midwinter's Tale R,  1995,  1h 38m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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An unemployed actor (Michael Maloney) directs an unlikely group in an English church's production of "Hamlet."
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Todd McCarthy Variety Mar 26, 2009
This small-scale, putatively comic meditation on the anxieties and joys of the theatrical life says nothing fresh about the artistic process and manages to be coy and grating in doing so. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out Jun 24, 2006
A palpable hit. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Aug 30, 2004
A Midwinter's Tale" packs together so many characters and ideas that they crowd one another out, leaving enough room for plenty of chuckles but none for belly laughs. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos Aug 12, 2022
I didn’t think the film managed the transition from cynical comedy to heartstring-tugging as deftly as S&A usually does–its heartfelt elements were a bit shopworn–but it was still a real pleasure. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 16, 2005
2/5
Widgett Walls Needcoffee.com Feb 9, 2005
4/5
Excellent, hilarious bookend to Branagh's Hamlet. If you or someone you love is in theatre, you must watch. Go to Full Review
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Kenneth Branagh

Director

Michael Maloney

Joe Harper

Richard Briers

Henry Wakefield

Mark Hadfield

Vernon Spatch

Nicholas Farrell

Tom Newman

Gerard Horan

Carnforth Greville

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A Midwinter's Tale

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Synopsis An unemployed actor (Michael Maloney) directs an unlikely group in an English church's production of "Hamlet."
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Producer
David Barron
Screenwriter
Kenneth Branagh
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$466.8K
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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