King Richard the Second / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by David Giles.
Title:
King Richard the Second / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by David Giles.
Uniform Title:
Richard II (Television program : 1978)
Publication Information:
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1978.
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 historical play about the dynastic struggle between Richard II and Henry Bolingboke (later Henry IV).
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Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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Performer:
Derek Jacobi (King Richard), John Gielgud (John of Gaunt), Jon Finch (Henry Bolingbroke), Wendy Hiller (Duchess of York), Charles Gray (Duke of York), Mary Morris (Duchess of Gloucester), David Swift (Duke of Northumberland), Clifford Rose (Bishop of Carlisle), Charles Keating (Duke of Aumerle), Richard Owens (Thomas Mowbray), Janet Maw (Queen), Jeffrey Holland (Duke of Surrey), Jeremy Bulloch (Henry Percy), Robin Sachs (Bushy), Damien Thomas (Bagot), Alan Dalton (Green), David Dodimead (Lord Ross), John Flint (Lord Willoughby), Carl Oatley (Earl Berkeley), William Whymper (Sir Stephen Scroop), John Barcroft (Earl of Salisbury), David Garfield (Welsh Captain), Desmond Adams (Sir Pierce of Exton), Joe Ritchie (Groom), Paddy Ward (Keeper), Bruno Barnabe (Abbot of Westminster), Jonathan Adams (Gardener), Alan Collins (Gardener's Man), John Curless (Lord Fitzwater), Terry Wright (Murderer), Ronald Fernee (Servant), Tim Brown (Herald), Mike Lewin (Herald), Phillada Sewell (Queen's Lady), Sandra Frieze (Queen's Lady).
Production Credits:
Original music, William Walton ; production design, Tony Abbott ; script editor, Alan Shallcross ; literary consultant, John Wilders.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Taped Apr. 12-17, 1978 at the BBC Television studios in London.
OCLC Number:
ocm46484324
Availability:
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