King Lear [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.; Sutton, Shaun.; Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.; Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995.; Shrapnel, John.; Bird, John, 1936-; Barge, Gillian.; Wilton, Penelope.; Blethyn, Brenda, 1946-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; Time-Life Television.; Ambrose Video Publishing.
2000
PR2819.A23 B3 2000
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Title
King Lear [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller.
Imprint
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
PR2819.A23 B3 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45
Summary
Shakespeare's plays in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters.
Note
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1982.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits
Senior cameraman, Ron Green ; videotape editor, Howard Dell.
Performer
Gillian Barge (Goneril), John Bird (Duke of Albany), Brenda Blethyn (Cordelia), Julian Curry (Duke of Cornwall), John Grillo (Oswald), Michael Hordern (King Lear), Michael Kitchen (Edmund), Anton Lesser (Edgar), Frank Middlemass (Fool), Norman Rodway (Earl of Gloucester), John Shrapnel (Earl of Kent), Harry Waters (King of France), David Weston (Duke of Burgundy), Penelope Wilton (Regan), Iain Armstrong, Ken Stott, Stuart Blake, Tony Sympson.
Cast
Gillian Barge (Goneril), John Bird (Duke of Albany), Brenda Blethyn (Cordelia), Julian Curry (Duke of Cornwall), John Grillo (Oswald), Michael Hordern (King Lear), Michael Kitchen (Edmund), Anton Lesser (Edgar), Frank Middlemass (Fool), Norman Rodway (Earl of Gloucester), John Shrapnel (Earl of Kent), Harry Waters (King of France), David Weston (Duke of Burgundy), Penelope Wilton (Regan), Iain Armstrong, Ken Stott, Stuart Blake, Tony Sympson.
Time and Place of Event
Taped Mar. 26-Apr. 2, 1982 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 Lear.
Sutton, Shaun.
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995.
Shrapnel, John.
Bird, John, 1936-
Barge, Gillian.
Wilton, Penelope.
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946-
Sutton, Shaun.
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995.
Shrapnel, John.
Bird, John, 1936-
Barge, Gillian.
Wilton, Penelope.
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946-
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 Lear.
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