

As You Like It
2006-09-01 · 127 min · ★ 5.8
Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.
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- Directors
- Kenneth Branagh
- Production companies
- Shakespeare Film Company, HBO Films, BBC Film
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Romola GaraiCelia
Kevin KlineJaques
Bryce Dallas HowardRosalind
Adrian LesterOliver De Boys
Janet McTeerAudrey
Alfred MolinaTouchstone
David OyelowoOrlando De Boys
Jimmy YuillCorin
Brian BlessedDuke Senior/Duke Frederick
Richard BriersAdam
Richard CliffordLe Beau
Patrick DoyleAmiens
Gerard HoranDenis
Paul ChanWilliam
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