The life & death of King John [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles.
2000
PR2818.A23 B3 2000
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Title
The life & death of King John [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles.
Variant Title
Title on disc: King John
Publication Details
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
PR2818.A23 B3 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45
Summary
Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In the end he is poisoned and his son Henry III becomes King.
Note
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits
Camera Supervisor, Geoff Feld ; music composed & conducted by Colin Sell ; videotape editor, Stan Pow ; literary consultant, Dr. John Wilders.
Performer
Leonard Rossiter (King John), William Whymper (Chatillon), Mary Morris (Queen Elinor), Robert Brown (Earl of Pembroke), John Castle (Earl of Salisbury), John Flint (Lord Bigot), John Thaw (Hubert de Burgh), George Costigan (Philip the Bastard), Edward Hibbert (Robert Faulconbridge), Phyllida Law (Lady Faulconbridge), Mike Lewin (James Gurney), Charles Kay (King Philip of France), Jonathan Coy (Lewis the Dauphin), Luc Owen (Arthur, Duke of Britaine), Gorden Kaye (Lymoges, Duke of Austria), Claire Bloom (Constance), John Moreno (Melun), Ian Barritt (French Herald), Janet Maw (Blanche), Carl Oatley (English Herald), Clifford Parrish (Citizen of Angiers), Richard Wordsworth (Cardinal Pandulph), Ian Brimble (First Executioner), Ronald Chenery (English Messenger), Alan Collins (Peter of Pomfret), Tim Brown (French Messenger), Rusty Livingstone (Prince Henry).
Cast
Leonard Rossiter (King John), William Whymper (Chatillon), Mary Morris (Queen Elinor), Robert Brown (Earl of Pembroke), John Castle (Earl of Salisbury), John Flint (Lord Bigot), John Thaw (Hubert de Burgh), George Costigan (Philip the Bastard), Edward Hibbert (Robert Faulconbridge), Phyllida Law (Lady Faulconbridge), Mike Lewin (James Gurney), Charles Kay (King Philip of France), Jonathan Coy (Lewis the Dauphin), Luc Owen (Arthur, Duke of Britaine), Gorden Kaye (Lymoges, Duke of Austria), Claire Bloom (Constance), John Moreno (Melun), Ian Barritt (French Herald), Janet Maw (Blanche), Carl Oatley (English Herald), Clifford Parrish (Citizen of Angiers), Richard Wordsworth (Cardinal Pandulph), Ian Brimble (First Executioner), Ronald Chenery (English Messenger), Alan Collins (Peter of Pomfret), Tim Brown (French Messenger), Rusty Livingstone (Prince Henry).
Time and Place of Event
Taped Feb. 1-7, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System Details Note
DVD.
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. King John.
Sutton, Shaun.
Giles, David.
Bloom, Claire, 1931-
Rossiter, Leonard, 1926-1984.
Morris, Mary, 1915-1988.
Sutton, Shaun.
Giles, David.
Bloom, Claire, 1931-
Rossiter, Leonard, 1926-1984.
Morris, Mary, 1915-1988.
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. 2000. Ambrose Video.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2000. Ambrose Video.
Includes
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King John.
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