King John

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Dando, Walter Pfeffer, director, designer.

Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, director, photography.

Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917, producer, actor.

AM (Publisher), digitiser.

British Film Institute, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King John.

Shakespeare, William.

Genre:

Fiction films

Silent films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 40 sec.)) silent with intertitles, black and white

Production:

[Great Britain] British Mutoscope and Biograph Company 1899

Contained In:

Shakespeare in silent film

Language Note:

Silent film with English intertitles

Summary:

This footage shows cinema's first known Shakespeare film; a brief excerpt from King John's death scene performed by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, sourced from a contemporary stage production

Participant:

James Fisher, F M Paget, Dora Senior, Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Credits:

Directors, William Kennedy Dickson, Walter Pfeffer Dando ; author of original work, William Shakespeare ; designer, Walter Pfeffer Dando ; photography, William Kennedy Dickson ; producer, Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Notes:

Original film format: 35mm

Vendor supplied data

Related Work:

Based on : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King John http://viaf.org/viaf/312554675

OCLC:

1582416941