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King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; New York Shakespeare Festival Production ; produced by Joseph Papp ; directed by Edwin Sherin.
LIBRA DVD 011 231
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear, author.
- 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).
- Inheritance and succession--Drama.
- Inheritance and succession.
- Fathers and daughters--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Kings and rulers--Drama.
- Kings and rulers.
- Aging parents--Drama.
- Aging parents.
- Britons--Drama.
- Britons.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Made-for-TV movies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Title on container: William Shakespeare's King Lear
- Place of Publication:
- Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2001]
- System Details:
- DVD ; Dolby digital mono.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A New York Shakespeare Festival production of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters.
- Participant:
- James Earl Jones, Douglass Watson, Paul Sorvino, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash, Lee Chamberlin, Ellen Holly.
- Host, Hal Holbrook.
- Credits:
- Executive producer, Jac Venza ; producer for public television, Virginia Kassel ; music, Charles Gross.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the production of Thirteen/WNET for Theater in America on PBS, originally broadcast 2/20/74.
- OCLC:
- 48172677
- Publisher Number:
- 014381088328
- ID0883BDDVD Image Entertainment
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