Title:
The six wives of Henry VIII / British Broadcasting Company ; produced by Ronald Travers and Mark Shivas.
ISBN:
9781419821011
9780780662537
Edition:
Standard format (4:3); special feature in widescreen format (16:9).
Publication Information:
[England] : BBC Video, [2006]
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a television series by the BBC in 1970.
"16:9 enhanced"--Container.
Special features: "The Other Boleyn Girl" a full-length tv drama, adapted from the novel by Phillippa Gregory (90 min.); character portrait gallery; cast biographies.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 4:3 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital.
Contents:
Disc 1. Catherine of Aragon (90 min.) / written by Rosemary Anne Sisson ; directed by John Glenister -- Anne Boleyn (90 min.) / written by Nick McCarty ; directed by Naomi Capon. Disc 2. Jane Seymour (90 min.) / written by Ian Thorne ; directed by John Glenister -- Anne of Cleves (90 min.) / written by Jean Morris ; directed by John Glenister. Disc 3. Catherine Howard (90 min.) / written by Beverley Cross ; directed by Naomi Capon -- Catherine Parr (90 min.) / written by John Pebble ; directed by Naomi Capon. Disc 4. The other Bolyn girl (90 min.) / produced by Ruth Caleb, written and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.
Summary:
The six wives of Henry VIII: A six-part chronicle of England's early 16th century, recounting the turbulent life and times of King Henry VIII through the eyes and travails of his wives.
The Other Boleyn Girl: A modernized, dramatized retelling of Anne Bolyn's marriage and life with Henry the VIII, mixing traditional costuming and settings with contemporary language and idioms.
Personal Subject:
Added Author:
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Performer:
Keith Michell, Annette Crosbie, Dorothy Tutin, Anne Stallybrass, Elvi Hale, Angela Pleasence, Rosalie Crutchley, Patrick Troughton, Bernard Hepton, Sheila Burrell, Basil Dignam, Wolfe Morris, Daniel Moynihan, John Ronane, Howard Goorney, Patrick Godfrey, Alison Frazer, Edward Atienza, John Woodnutt, Gillian Bailey, Dorothy Black, Julia Cornelius, Catherine Lacey, Ralph Bates.
The Other Boleyn Girl: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris.
Production Credits:
Music arranged and played by David Munrow.
OCLC Number:
ocm68133492
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
