Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure — Plot

When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise...and he has a plan.

• Release date
• February 18, 1979
• Runtime
• 145 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Desmond Davis

Measure for Measure — Cast

Kenneth Colley Duke Vincentio Kate Nelligan Isabella Tim Pigott-Smith Angelo Christopher Strauli Claudio John McEnery Lucio Jacqueline Pearce Mariana Frank Middlemass Pompey Alun Armstrong Provost