Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex.
Directed By
Sally PotterWritten By
Sally Potter, Virginia Woolf, Walter DonohueStudio
Mikado Film, Adventure Pictures, Watch on these services
Cast of Orlando
Tilda SwintonOrlando
Billy ZaneShelmerdine
Lothaire BluteauThe Khan
John WoodArchduke Harry
Charlotte ValandreySasha
Heathcote WilliamsNick Greene / Publisher
Quentin CrispQueen Elizabeth I
Peter EyreMr. Pope
Thom HoffmanKing William of Orange
Kathryn HunterCountess
Ned SherrinMr. Addison
Jimmy SomervilleSinger / Angel
Dudley SuttonKing James I
John BottOrlando's Father
Elaine BanhamOrlando's Mother
Anna FarnworthClorinda
Sara Mair-ThomasFavilla
Anna HealyEuphrosyne
Simon Russell BealeEarl of Moray
Matthew SimLord Francis Vere
Jerome WillisTranslator
Viktor StepanovRussian Ambassador
Mary MacLeodFirst Woman
Barbara HicksSecond Woman
Alexander MedvedevRussian Sailor
Toby StephensOthello
Oleg PogodinDesdemona
George AntoniFirst Valet
Toby JonesSecond Valet
Robert DemegerThird Valet
Lol CoxhillButler
Thom OsbornDoctor
Giles TaylorSinging Valet
Sarah CrowdenQueen Mary
Hugh MunroSecond Butler
Peter HaywardHarpsichordist
Andrew WattsCounter Tenor
Roger HammondMr. Swift
Cyril LecomteYoung Man
Olivia LancelotYoung Woman
John GrilloFirst Official
Martin WimbushSecond Official
Terence SoallThird Butler
Jessica SwintonOrlando's Daughter
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