Antony & Cleopatra [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.; Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.; Paul, John, 1921-1995.; Adams, Jonathan, 1931-2005.; Lapotaire, Jane.; Blakely, Colin.; Angadi, Darien.; Key, Janet, 1945-1992.; Goorney, Howard, 1921-2007.; McFarlane, Cassie, 1958-; James, Emrys, 1928-1989.; Huckstep, Kevin.; Anthony, M. (Michael); Shamsi, Mohammad.; Charleson, Ian.; Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987.; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; Time-Life Television.; Ambrose Video Publishing.
2000
PR2802.A23 B3 2000
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Title
Antony & Cleopatra [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Variant Title
Title on container: Antony and Cleopatra
Publication Details
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
PR2802.A23 B3 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45/72
Summary
A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play which explores the calamitous consequences of an overwhelming passion by telling the story of Antony, the once-heralded leader who becomes stupified with passion and degenerates into a fool, and the multi-faceted Cleopatra.
Note
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits
Senior cameraman, Pat Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; videotape editor, Howard Dell.
Performer
John Paul (Canidius), Jonathan Adams (Ventidius), Jane Lapotaire (Cleopatra), Colin Blakely (Antony), Darien Angadi (Alexas), Janet Key (Chairman), Howard Goorney (Soothsayer), Cassie McFarlane (Iras), Emrys James (Enobarbus), Kevin Huckstep (Messenger), Michael Anthony (Messenger), Mohammad Shamsi (Mardian), Ian Charleson (Octavius Caesar), Esmond Knight (Lepidus), Harry Waters (Thidias), David Neal (Proculeius), Anthony Pedley (Agrippa), Geoffrey Collins (Dolabella), Donald Sumpter (Pompeius), George Innes (Menas), Desmond Stokes (Menecrates), Lynn Farleigh (Octavia), David Kincaid (Cleopatra's Messenger), Simon Chandler (Eros), Pat Connell (Soldier), Christopher Ettridge (Scarus), George Howe (Euphronius), John Eastham (Servant), Iain Rattray (Soldier), Frederick Warder (Soldier), Michael Egan (Soldier), Alec Sabin (Dercetas), Jimmy Gardner (Clown).
Cast
John Paul (Canidius), Jonathan Adams (Ventidius), Jane Lapotaire (Cleopatra), Colin Blakely (Antony), Darien Angadi (Alexas), Janet Key (Chairman), Howard Goorney (Soothsayer), Cassie McFarlane (Iras), Emrys James (Enobarbus), Kevin Huckstep (Messenger), Michael Anthony (Messenger), Mohammad Shamsi (Mardian), Ian Charleson (Octavius Caesar), Esmond Knight (Lepidus), Harry Waters (Thidias), David Neal (Proculeius), Anthony Pedley (Agrippa), Geoffrey Collins (Dolabella), Donald Sumpter (Pompeius), George Innes (Menas), Desmond Stokes (Menecrates), Lynn Farleigh (Octavia), David Kincaid (Cleopatra's Messenger), Simon Chandler (Eros), Pat Connell (Soldier), Christopher Ettridge (Scarus), George Howe (Euphronius), John Eastham (Servant), Iain Rattray (Soldier), Frederick Warder (Soldier), Michael Egan (Soldier), Alec Sabin (Dercetas), Jimmy Gardner (Clown).
Time and Place of Event
Taped Mar. 5-10, 1980 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Added Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.
Paul, John, 1921-1995.
Adams, Jonathan, 1931-2005.
Lapotaire, Jane.
Blakely, Colin.
Angadi, Darien.
Key, Janet, 1945-1992.
Goorney, Howard, 1921-2007.
McFarlane, Cassie, 1958-
James, Emrys, 1928-1989.
Huckstep, Kevin.
Anthony, M. (Michael)
Shamsi, Mohammad.
Charleson, Ian.
Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987.
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.
Paul, John, 1921-1995.
Adams, Jonathan, 1931-2005.
Lapotaire, Jane.
Blakely, Colin.
Angadi, Darien.
Key, Janet, 1945-1992.
Goorney, Howard, 1921-2007.
McFarlane, Cassie, 1958-
James, Emrys, 1928-1989.
Huckstep, Kevin.
Anthony, M. (Michael)
Shamsi, Mohammad.
Charleson, Ian.
Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987.
Added Corporate Author
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Series
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. (Ambrose Video). 2000.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. (Ambrose Video). 2000.
Includes
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.
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