Rent BBC Shakespeare Collection: Timon of Athens (1981)
4.0 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 9min
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- Synopsis:
- Timon is a most generous man, helping out citizens in need and hosting lavish feasts for his friends. But when they discover his munificence has left him deep in debt, the flatterers and hangers-on soon spurn him. Disillusioned and angry he leaves Athens for the wilderness, where a chance discovery reverses his fortunes... In his most cynical work, Shakespeare explores the nature of money - its virtues and vices.
- Actors:
- Jonathan Pryce, Norman Rodway, John Shrapnel, Geoffey Collins
- Directors:
- Johathan Miller
- Studio:
- 2 Entertain
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas
- Collections:
- That's All Fawkes! Top 10 Films Set in the Stuart Era
