| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 947 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
David William (Richard II), Tom Fleming (Henry IV), Sean Connery (Hotspur), Robert Hardy (Henry V), Frank Pettingell (Falstaff), Judi Dench (Katherine of France), Terry Scully (Henry VI), Eileen Atkins (Joan la Pucelle), Julian Glover (Edward VI), Paul Daneman (Richard III), Mary Morris, Geoffrey Bayldon, George A. Cooper, Hermione Baddeley, Angela Baddeley, Gordon Gostelow, Robert Lang, Patrick Garland, Edgar Wreford, John Greenwood, Esmond Knight, Juliet Cooke, Patricia Hereghan, David Andrews, William Squire, Frank Windsor, Jerome Willis, John Ringham, Alan Rowe, Violet Carson, Jill Dixon. |
| Credits |
Music composed and conducted by Christopher Whelen ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble ; title music composed by Arthur Bliss ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Lionel Salter, conductor. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as a BBC mini-series in 15 episodes in 1960. |
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Based on the plays of William Shakespeare. |
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At head of title on menu screen: pt. 1-2: Richard II; pt. 3-6: Henry IV; pt. 7-8: Henry V; pt. 9-13: Henry VI; pt.14-15: Richard III. |
| Summary |
"When An Age of Kings was first broadcast, it was the most conceptually ambitious Shakespeare project ever attempted for either film or television. Its fifteen parts encompassed Richard II, both parts of Henry IV, Henry V, all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, effectively presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485. An Age of Kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes. These mostly comprised half a complete play, though Henry VI Part I was reduced to a single hour-long episode."--British FiIm Institute. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. pt. 1. The Hollow crown (ca. 60 min.); pt. 2. The Deposing of a king (ca. 60 min.); pt. 3. Rebellion from the north (ca. 77 min.) -- Disc 2. pt. 4. The Road to Shrewsbury (ca. 71 min.) ; pt. 5. The New conspiracy (ca. 59 min.); pt. 6. Uneasy lies the head (ca. 75 min.) -- Disc 3. pt. 7. Signs of war (ca. 60 min.); pt. 8. The Band of brothers (ca. 57 min.); pt. 9. The Red rose and the white (ca. 60 min.) -- Disc 4. pt. 10. The Fall of the protector (ca. 60 min.) ; pt. 11. The Rabble from Kent (ca. 58 min.); pt. 12. The Morning's war (ca. 59 min.) -- Disc 5. pt. 13. The Sun in splendour (ca. 57 min.); pt. 14. The Dangerous brother (ca. 59 min.); pt. 15. The Boar hunt (ca. 74 min.). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
In English with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400 -- Drama.
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Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413 -- Drama.
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Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422 -- Drama.
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Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471 -- Drama.
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Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 -- Drama.
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Nobility -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Monarchy -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Television adaptations.
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Television mini-series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Dews, Peter, 1929-1997. Producer.
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Hayes, Michael, 1923- Director.
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Crozier, Eric. Adapter.
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William, David, 1926-2010. Actor.
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Fleming, Tom, 1927-2010. Actor.
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Connery, Sean. Actor.
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Hardy, Robert, 1925-2017. Actor.
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Pettingell, Frank. Actor.
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Dench, Judi, 1934- Actor.
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Atkins, Eileen, 1934- Actor.
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Scully, Terry, 1932-2001. Actor.
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Daneman, Paul. Actor.
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Baddeley, Hermione, 1908-1986. Actor.
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Glover, Julian, 1935- Actor.
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Morris, Mary, 1915-1988. Actor.
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Whelen, Christopher. Composer.
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Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975.
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Salter, Lionel.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Richard II.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Henry IV.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Henry V.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Henry VI.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Richard III.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Cycle of the history plays of William Shakespeare |
| Note |
Title on container: Shakespeare's an age of kings |
| ISBN |
1419879014 |
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9781419879012 |
| Standard No. |
883929058266 |
| Music No. |
1000090025 BBC/Warner Home Video |
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