| Edition |
Collector's edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; DVD9, NTSC, digitally restored. |
| Cast |
James Mason, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Cheryl Campbell, Rupert Frazer, Dorothy Tutin, Robert Hardy, Gordon Jackson, Aharon Ipalé, Judy Bowker. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Fred Tammes ; film editor, Peter Davies ; original score, John Scott. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the BBC in 1985. |
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From the novel by Isabel Colegate. |
| Summary |
Set in 1913, a group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the English countryside. They go through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian country house party. Times are changing, though, and their values are about to change. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: "'The shooting party'--a retrospective": specially commissioned documentary; "Knebworth--playing Nettleby": a personal tour of Knebworth House; location report from the BBC archive, a behind-the scenes featurette; film scrapbook with never-before-seen photos, memorabilia and film score; original theatric trailer. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Drama.
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Fowling -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Drama.
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Accident victims -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Drama.
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Country homes -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Drama.
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Oxfordshire (England) -- Drama.
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Colegate, Isabel -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Melodrama.
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Historical films.
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Television adaptations.
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Melodrama -- Television feature.
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Historical -- Television feature.
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Adaptation -- Television feature.
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Television movies.
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Melodrama.
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Historical films.
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| Added Author |
Bridges, Alan, 1927-2013.
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Reeve, Geoffrey, 1932-2010.
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Bond, Julian, 1930-2012
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Mason, James, 1909-1984.
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Fox, Edward, 1937-
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
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Campbell, Cheryl.
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Tutin, Dorothy, 1930-2001.
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Hardy, Robert, 1925-2017
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Jackson, Gordon, 1923-1990.
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Davies, Peter.
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Scott, John, 1930-
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Colegate, Isabel.
Shooting party.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Geoff Reeve Films.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
141983777X |
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9781419837777 |
| Standard No. |
794051266927 |
| Music No. |
E2669 BBC Video |
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