Description |
1 videodisc (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy |
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The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy.
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System Details |
DVD. |
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System requirements: PC/Mac downloadable scripts. |
Cast |
Richard Johnson (Cymbeline), Hugh Thomas (Cornelius), Aimée Delamain (Gentlewoman), Claire Bloom (Queen), Helen Mirren (Imogen), Michael Pennington (Posthumus), John Kane (Pisanio), Nicholas Young (Lord), Paul Jesson (Cloten), Robert Lindsay (Iachimo), Geoffrey Lumsden (Philario), Patsy Smart (Helen), Allan Hendrick (Frenchman), Nigel Robson (Singer), Terence McGinity (British Captain), Graham Crowden (Caius Lucius), Michael Gough (Belarius), Geoffrey Burridge (Guiderius), David Creedon (Arviragus), Patricia Hayes (Soothsayer), Peter Aldwyn (British Captain), Ray Mort (Gaoler), Marius Goring (Sicilius Leonatus), Madge Ryan (Mother), Michael Hordern (Jupiter). |
Credits |
Music, Stephen Oliver ; senior cameraman, David Mutton ; videotape editor, Graham Taylor. |
Note |
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984. |
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DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format. |
System Details |
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive. |
Summary |
King Cymbeline's evil second queen forces the king to banish his daughter Imogen's husband, Posthumus. While the queen tries to force Imogen to marry her own son, Posthumus flees to Rome. There he is tricked into believing Imogen has been unfaithful. Imogen disguises herself as a boy and flees the court. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
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Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Genre/Form |
Television plays.
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Television adaptations.
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Added Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Sutton, Shaun.
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Moshinsky, Elijah.
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Oliver, Stephen, 1950-1992.
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Mirren, Helen.
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Bloom, Claire, 1931-
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Johnson, Richard, 1927-2015
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Pennington, Michael, 1943-
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Cymbeline.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Time-Life Films.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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