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King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear, author.
Contributor:
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, director.
Sutton, Shaun, producer.
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995, actor.
Bird, John, 1936-2022, actor.
Barge, Gillian, actor.
Wilton, Penelope, 1946- actor.
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946- actor.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.
Time-Life Television, producer.
Ambrose Video Publishing, distributor.
Series:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 2000. Ambrose Video Works.
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Tragedy
Shakespeare plays
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
English drama.
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Film adaptations.
Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--Drama.
Lear.
Lear, King of England (Legendary character).
Fathers and daughters--Drama.
Fathers and daughters.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
System Details:
DVD; digitally remastered; picture & sound enhanced.
System requirements for downloadable script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Shakespeare's plays in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom among his daughters.
Participant:
Gillian Barge, John Bird, Brenda Blethyn, Julian Curry, John Grillo, Michael Hordern, Michael Kitchen, Penelope Wilton.
Credits:
Senior cameraman, Ron Green ; videotape editor, Howard Dell.
Notes:
"Produced by BBC & Time-Life Films"--Container.
Originally produced as a television play in 1983 as part of the Shakespeare plays.
Texts of original series bear title BBC TV Shakespeare.
OCLC:
46360574

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