| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. |
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Based on the play "Compleat female stage beauty" by Jeffrey Hatcher. |
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Special features: Commentary; interviews; behind-the-scenes; trailers. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Tim Hatley ; production designer, Jim Clay. |
| Cast |
Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Zoë Tapper. |
| Summary |
Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performace of Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello' brings the house down nightly. Ned is the "most beautiful woman on the London stage". That is, until the King renounces the royal edict that only men can play women on stage. Enter Maria, Ned's seemingly loyal dresser, who becomes an instant star, leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminine traits and make a man of himself. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Actors -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Actresses -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Desdemona (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Historical -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Eyre, Richard, 1943-
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Crudup, Billy, 1968-
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Danes, Claire, 1979-
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Everett, Rupert.
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Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023
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Chaplin, Ben.
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Dunn, Andrew.
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Fenton, George.
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Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-
Compleat female stage beauty.
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Artisan Entertainment (Firm)
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
012236173106 |
| Music No. |
17310 DVD Video |
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