---
title: 'Twelfth Night (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Trevor Nunn'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/twelfth-night-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Twelfth Night (1996)

1996 · 128 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Original title: Twelfth Night: Or What You Will

## Synopsis

Twelfth Night is a 1996 romantic comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Trevor Nunn and featuring an all-star cast. Set in the late 19th century, it was filmed on location in Cornwall, including scenes shot at Padstow and at Lanhydrock House near Bodmin, with Orsino and his followers wearing uniforms that evoke the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Trevor Nunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-nunn)
- **Screenplay:** [Trevor Nunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-nunn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shaun Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-davey)
- **Producer:** [Simon Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-curtis), [David Parfitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-parfitt), [Stephen Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-evans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Clive Tickner](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-tickner)
- **Editor:** [Peter Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-boyle)

## Cast

- [Jeff Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-hall)
- [Imelda Staunton](https://cinepixo.com/people/imelda-staunton)
- [Mel Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-smith)
- [Ben Kingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-kingsley)
- [Nicholas Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-farrell)
- [Peter Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gunn)
- [Helena Bonham Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-bonham-carter)
- [Richard E. Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-e-grant)
- [Imogen Stubbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/imogen-stubbs)
- [Nigel Hawthorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-hawthorne)
- [Alan Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-mitchell)
- [Toby Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-stephens)
- [Steven Mackintosh](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-mackintosh)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/twelfth-night-1996
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