| Description |
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Thames Shakespeare collection |
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Thames Shakespeare collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Cast |
Patrick Mower (Edmund), Ann Lynn (Regan), Philip Brack (Albany), Beth Harris (Goneril), Patrick Magee (King Lear), Wendy Allnutt (Cordelia), Robert Coleby (Edgar), Ronald Radd (Gloucester), Ray Smith (Kent). |
| Credits |
Script editor, Lester Clark ; costumes, Jan Rowell ; designer, Robin Parker. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television in 1976. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm. Can a man undo his wrongs? Will Cordelia be saved? Or will the wheels of fate crush all in its way? |
| Note |
Special features: Edmund ... a pivotal role with actor Patrick Mower; Production notes from producer/director Tony Davenall; Biographies and selected credits for Patrick Magee, Patrick Mower, Ronald Radd, Ray Smith. |
| Contents |
King Lear -- Edmund...a pivotal role. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
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Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
English drama.
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Television plays.
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| Added Author |
Warren, Charles, 1948-2021
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Davenall, Tony.
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Mower, Patrick.
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Lynn, Ann.
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Brack, Philip.
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Harris, Beth.
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Magee, Patrick.
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Allnutt, Wendy, 1946-
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Coleby, Robert.
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Radd, Ronald, 1929-1976.
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Smith, Ray, 1936-1991.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Lear.
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Thames Television, ltd.
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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FremantleMedia.
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
0767076710 |
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9780767076715 |
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0767090306 set |
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9780767090308 set |
| Standard No. |
733961717198 |
| Music No. |
AAE-71719 A & E Home Video |
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