Title:
The hollow crown. The complete series : Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V / by William Shakespeare ; producer, Rupert Ryle-Hodges ; executive producers, Gareth Neame, David Horn ; executive producers, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes ; a Neal Street Productions co-production with NBCUniversal and WNET Thirteen for BBC.
Publication Information:
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2013]
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (8 hr. 48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container cover; credits from title frames.
Originally produced for television as individual episodes in 2012.
Special features: Disc 1. "The making of Richard II" behind-the scenes featurette. Disc 3. "The making of Henry IV" behind-the scenes featurette. Disc 4. "The making of Henry V" behind-the scenes featurette; "The making of a King" featurette looking at this landmark Shakespearean series.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, English 5.1.
Contents:
Richard II / by William Shakespeare ; adapted by Rupert Goold & Ben Power ; director, Rupert Goold (2 hr., 28 min.) -- Henry IV / by William Shakespeare ; adaptor and director, Richard Eyre (4 hrs., 1 min.) -- Henry V / by William Shakespeare ; directed by Thea Sharrock ; adapted by Ben Power (2 hr., 19 min.).
Summary:
The Hollow crown: New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard; II King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2 and King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption, family conflict and betrayal -- IMDB.
Added Author:
Added Title:
Richard II.
Henry IV part 1.
Henry IV part 2.
Henry V.
Language Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
Not rated.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
Performer:
Richard II: Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, David Suchet, David Morrissey, Lindsay Duncan, James Purefoy, Clémence Poésy, Tom Hughes, David Bradley, Patrick Stewart.
Henry IV, Part 1: Jeremy Irons, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston, Alun Armstrong, Joe Armstrong, David Dawson, Michelle Dockery, Tom Georgeson, David Hayman, James Laurenson, Harry Lloyd, Maxine Peake, Robert Pugh, Julie Walters.
Henry IV, Part 2: Jeremy Irons, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston, Alun Armstrong, David Bamber, Niamh Cusack, David Dawson, Michelle Dockery, Tom Georgeson, Iain Glen, Nicholas Jones, James Laurenson, Geoffrey Palmer, Maxine Peake, Paul Ritter, Julie Walters.
Henry V: Tom Hiddleston, Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Freeman, Tom Georgeson, Richard Griffiths, Paterson Joseph, James Laurenson, Anton Lesser, Paul Ritter, Malcolm Sinclair, Owen Teale, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Julie Walters, John Hurt.
Production Credits:
Richard II: Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Trevor Waite ; composer, Adam Cork ; costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; production designer, Andrew McAlpine.
Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2: Director of photography, Ben Smithard ; film editor, Lesley Walker ; composer, Stephen Warbeck ; costume designer, Annie Symons ; production designer, Donal Woods.
Henry V: Director of photography, Michael McDonough ; editor, John Wilson ; composer, Adrian Johnston ; costume designer, Annie Symons ; production designer, Alan Macdonald.
OCLC Number:
ocn857856759
Availability:
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