27 January 1980 85 mins
One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris in the 1920s.
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Ian Holm as Alceste
Cherie Lunghi as Celimene
Nigel Hawthorne as Philinte
Annette Crosbie as Arsinoe
Michael Kitchen as Acaste
United Kingdom 27 January 1980
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Act IV Scenes 3-4 of the Greenwood Community Theatre production of Moliere's "The Misanthrope" adapted and directed by Timothy Mooney with Tim Mooney ...
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