| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast by ITV Mar. 10, 1973. |
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Special features: biographies; selected works/filmography; Sir Laurence Olivier trivia; Sir Laurence Olivier ... in his own words; Eugene O'Neill ... in his own words; DVD-ROM special features: plays by Eugene O'Neill: "Beyond the horizon", "The emperor Jones" and "Marco Miller". |
| Credits |
Art director, Peter Roden ; editor, Al Pigden ; costume designer, Michael Annals ; production designer, Michael Annals. |
| Cast |
Laurence Olivier, Constance Cummings, Dennis Quilley, Ronald Pickup, Maureen Lipman. |
| Summary |
Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Ageing actor James Tyrone has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while hie eldest son, Jamie, is a drunk. Jamie is envious of the writing talent of his younger brother, Edmund. These four haunted lives are about to clash. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, mono. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
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Actors -- Drama.
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Husband and wife -- Drama.
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Brothers -- Drama.
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Authors -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television plays, English.
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| Added Author |
Wood, Peter, 1925-2016. Director.
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Blakemore, Michael, 1928- Director.
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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989. Actor.
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Cummings, Constance, 1910-2005. Actor.
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Quilley, Denis. Actor.
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Pickup, Ronald. Actor.
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Lipman, Maureen. Actor.
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Roden, Peter.
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Pigden, Al.
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Annals, Michael.
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Long day's journey into night.
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National Theatre (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
0779256352 |
| Standard No. |
066805306358 |
| Music No. |
30635-D BFS Video |
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