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King Richard the Second / by William Shakespeare ; presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by David Giles.
LIBRA DVD 011 236
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 2000. Ambrose Video Works.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
- Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare
- Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. History
- Shakespeare plays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400.
- Kings and rulers.
- History.
- Historical drama, English.
- Great Britain.
- Historical drama, English--Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400--Drama.
- Richard.
- Great Britain--History--Richard II, 1377-1399--Drama.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography--Drama.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Historical television programs.
- Television adaptations.
- Television series.
- Biographies.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- King Richard II
- Richard the Second
- Richard II
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Ambrose Video Publishing, [2000?]
- System Details:
- DVD; digitally remastered; picture & sound enhanced.
- System requirements for downloadable scripts: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Richard II is one of those plays that hangs almost wholly on the performance of the leading actor. While the action centers on the deposition of a king, the play is not so much a political drama as a psychological one. Shakespeare's interest, and therefore ours, is focused primarily on "unking'd Richard" rather than on his conflict with Henry Bolingbroke, the "silent king."--Lea Luecking Frost, IMDb, Oct. 30, 2000.
- Participant:
- Derek Jacobi (King Richard), Sir John Gielgud (John of Gaunt), Jon Finch (Henry Bolingbroke), Wendy Hiller (Duchess of York), Charles Gray (Duke of York).
- Credits:
- Original music, William Walton ; production design, Tony Abbott ; script editor, Alan Shallcross ; Literary consultant, John Wilders.
- Notes:
- Originally produced by BBC & Time-Life Films for television broadcast in 1978 as part of the Shakespeare plays.
- Texts for original series have title: BBC TV Shakespeare.
- OCLC:
- 46484324
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