The life & death of King John / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles.
Title:
The life & death of King John / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles.
Uniform Title:
King John (Television program : 1984)
Publication Information:
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
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.
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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).
Production Credits:
Camera Supervisor, Geoff Feld ; music composed & conducted by Colin Sell ; videotape editor, Stan Pow ; literary consultant, Dr. John Wilders.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Taped Feb. 1-7, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London.
OCLC Number:
ocm46708093
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1