Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1955 · 90 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy, Romance, Drama

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.

Directed by Yan Frid · Written by Yan Frid

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