| Edition |
Full screen. |
| Description |
8 videodiscs (approximately 1140 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9 (7 discs), DVD-5 (1 disc), NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
The cherry orchard (1962): Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm. |
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Talking to a stranger (1966): Judi Dench, Margery Mason, Michael Bryant. |
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Keep an eye on Amélie (1973): Judi Dench, Patrick Cargill. |
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Make and break (1987): Judi Dench, Robert Hardy, Martin Jarvis. |
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Absolute hell (1991): Judi Dench, Susan Porrett, Bill Nighy. |
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The cherry orchard (1981): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall. |
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Ghosts (1987): Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson. |
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Can you hear me thinking? (1990): Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Richard Henders. |
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Going gently (1981): Judi Dench, Fulton Mackay, Norman Wisdom. |
| Note |
The cherry orchard based on a play by Anton Chekhov. |
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Talking to a stranger based on a play by John Richard Hopkins. |
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Keep an eye on Amélie based on a play by Georges Feydeau. |
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Make and break based on a play by Michael Frayn. |
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Absolute hell based on a play by Rodney Ackland. |
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Ghosts based on a play by Henrik Ibsen. |
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Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC. |
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The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; Talking to a stranger originally released as a motion picture in 1966 ; Keep an eye on Amélie originally released as a motion picture in 1973 ; Make and break originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Absolute hell originally released as a motion picture in 1991 ; The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1981 ; Ghosts originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Can you hear me thinking? originally released as a motion picture in 1990 ; Going gently originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
| Summary |
The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it. |
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Talking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes, telling the same events from each major character's point of view. |
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Keep an eye on Amélie: A coquette agrees to marry a confirmed bachelor so he can inherit a million francs. |
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Make and break: A successful manufacturer, driven by the compulsion to use and consume everything around him, is forced to turn his eyes upon himself during one climactic night at a trade fair in Germany. |
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Absolute hell: Dench stars as Christine, the proprietor of a bohemian nightclub in post-World War II London. |
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Ghosts: Dench stars as Mrs. Alving, whose respected late husband led a dark, secret life. |
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Can you hear me thinking?: Parents lives are shattered when their teenage son develops schizophrenia. |
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Going gently: Dench stars as a hospice nurse to two adversarial patients. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.) -- Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. one: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. two: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. three: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. four: The innocent must suffer (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 4: Keep an eye on Amélie ; Make and break (total disc time ca. 188 min.) -- Disc 5: Absolute hell (ca. 120 min.) -- Disc 6: The cherry orchard / directed by Richard Eyre (ca. 128 min.) -- Disc 7: Ghosts (ca. 103 min.) -- Disc 8: Can you hear me thinking? ; Going gently (total disc time ca. 157 min.). |
| Note |
Special features: Viewing notes booklet ; Disc 3: Favorite things: Judi Dench (1985) ; Disc 5: Judi Dench interview: Send in the clowns (1996) ; Disc 6: Judi Dench talks to Richard Eyre (2002) ; Disc 7: Radio play: Amy's view (2000) ; Disc 8: Radio plays: With great pleasure (1991); Are you still awake? (1994). |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gentry -- Russia -- Drama.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Film adaptations.
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Families -- Drama.
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Hopkins, John, 1931-1998 -- Film adaptations.
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Bachelors -- Drama.
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Feydeau, Georges, 1862-1921 -- Film adaptations.
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Businessmen -- Germany -- Drama.
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Frayn, Michael -- Film adaptations.
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Nightclubs -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991 -- Film adaptations.
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Widows -- Drama.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Film adaptations.
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Parent and teenager -- Drama.
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Schizophrenia -- Drama.
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Hospice nurses -- Drama.
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Nurse and patient -- Drama.
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Upper class -- Russia -- Drama.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Hopkins, John, 1931-1998 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Feydeau, Georges, 1862-1921 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Frayn, Michael -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Parent and child -- Drama.
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Nurses -- Drama.
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Medical drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Foreign films -- England.
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Melodrama.
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Comedy films.
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Television adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Melodrama -- Television feature.
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Comedy -- Television feature.
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Adaptation -- Television feature.
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Television movies.
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Melodrama.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Dench, Judi, 1934-
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
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Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991.
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Holm, Ian, 1931-2020
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Cargill, Patrick.
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Paterson, Bill, 1945-
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Spall, Timothy, 1957-
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Branagh, Kenneth.
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Gambon, Michael.
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Richardson, Natasha.
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Nighy, Bill, 1949-
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Eyre, Richard, 1943-
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Vishnevyĭ sad. English.
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Hopkins, John, 1931-1998
Talking to a stranger.
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Feydeau, Georges, 1862-1921.
Occupe-toi d'Amélie. English.
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Frayn, Michael.
Make and break.
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Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991
Absolute hell.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906.
Gengangere. English.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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BBC Worldwide Ltd.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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BBC Video (Firm)
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BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Cherry orchard.
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Talking to a stranger.
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Keep an eye on Amélie.
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Make and break.
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Absolute hell.
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Ghosts.
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Can you hear me thinking?
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Going gently.
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| ISBN |
1419847880 |
| Standard No. |
794051286628 |
| Music No. |
E2866 BBC Video (set) |
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E2872 BBC Video (disc 1) |
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E2867 BBC Video (disc 2) |
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E2868 BBC Video (disc 3) |
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E2869 BBC Video (disc 4) |
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E2870 BBC Video (disc 5) |
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E2871 BBC Video (disc 6) |
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E2873 BBC Video (disc 7) |
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E2874 BBC Video (disc 8) |
