| Description |
3 videodiscs (6 hr., 2 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages) |
| Cast |
The merchant of Venice: Maggie Smith as Portia ; Frank Finlay as Shylock ; Charles Gray as Antonio ; Christopher Gable as Bassanio ; Nerys Hughes as Nerissa. |
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The millionairess: Maggie Smith as Epifania ; Tom Baker as Dr. Ahmed el Kabir ; Charles Gray as Adrian Blenderbland ; Peter Barkworth as Julius Sagamore ; James Villiers as Alastair Fitzfassenden ; Priscilla Morgan as Patricia Smith ; Donald Pickering as Manager. |
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Bed among the lentils: Maggie Smith as Susan. |
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Suddenly last summer: Maggie Smith as Violet Venable ; Rob Lowe as Doctor Cukrowicz ; Natasha Richardson as Catharine Holly ; Gillian Raine as Miss Foxhill ; Richard E. Grant as George Holly ; Moira Redmond as Mrs. Holly ; C. P. Wilson as the butler ; Rosaleen Linehan as Sister Felicity. |
| Credits |
The merchant of Venice: writer, William Shakespeare ; director, Cedric Messina ; producer, Gerald Savory. |
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The millionairess: writer, George Bernard Shaw ; director, William Slater ; producer, Cedric Messina. |
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Bed among the lentils: writer, Alan Bennett ; director, Alan Bennett ; producer, Innes Lloyd ; music, George Fenton. |
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Suddenly last summer: writer, Tennessee Williams ; director, Richard Eyre ; producer, Simon Curtis ; music, Richard Hartley. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast for British television on April 16, 1972 (Merchant of Venice) ; September 15, 1972 (Millionairess) ; May 5, 1988 (Bed among the lentils) ; and June 11, 1993 (Suddenly last summer). |
| Note |
DVD ; Dolby digital ; mono., stereo. |
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Closed captioned in English for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
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Includes viewing notes with an introduction by Al Senter ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The merchant of Venice (2 hr., 10 min.) ; bonus feature: Acting in the 60's : Maggie Smith -- Disc 2. The millionairess (1 hr., 40 min.) ; Talking heads: Bed among the lentils (49 min.) ; bonus features: radio play: The country wife ; Michael Parkinson interview -- Disc 3. Suddenly last summer (83 min.) ; bonus feature: Maggie Smith, a portrait. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Smith, Maggie, 1934- Actor.
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Actors -- Great Britain.
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Television plays.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Maggie, 1934- Actor.
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Finlay, Frank, 1926- Actor.
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Gray, Charles D., 1928-2000. Actor.
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Gable, Christopher. Actor.
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Hughes, Nerys, 1941- Actor.
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Baker, Tom, 1934- Actor.
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Barkworth, Peter. Actor.
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Villiers, James, 1933-1998. Actor.
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Morgan, Priscilla. Actor.
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Pickering, Donald, 1933-2009. Actor.
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Lowe, Rob. Actor.
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Richardson, Natasha. Actor.
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Grant, Richard E., 1957- Actor.
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Redmond, Moira. Actor.
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Linehan, Rosaleen. Actor.
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Messina, Cedric. Director.
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Slater, William. Director.
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Bennett, Alan, 1934- Director.
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Eyre, Richard, 1943- Director.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Merchant of Venice.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Millionairess.
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Bennett, Alan, 1934-
Bed among the lentils.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Suddenly last summer.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Merchant of Venice (Television program : 1972)
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Merchant of Venice.
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Millionairess.
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Bed among the lentils.
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Suddenly last summer.
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| ISBN |
1419867547: $39.98 |
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9781419867545: $39.98 |
| Standard No. |
883929016754 |
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