| Description |
1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Works. 2014 (Pearson).
2000. Ambrose Video.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Edward Petherbridge (Gower), John Woodvine (King Antiochus), Edita Brychta (Antiochus' Daughter), Mike Gwilym (Pericles), Robert Ashby (Thaliard, Fifth Knight), John Bardon (Lord of Tyre, Fisherman of Pentapolis, Storm Sailor), Peter Gordon (Lord of Tyre, Pirate), Iain Mitchell (Lord of Tyre, Pirate), Patrick Godfrey (Helicanus), Toby Salaman (Escanes, Pandar), Norman Rodway (Cleon of Tarsus), Annette Crosbie (Dionyza), Christopher Saul (Lord of Tarsus, Fourth Knight), Gordon Gostelow (Fisherman of Pentapolis), Richard Derrington (Fisherman of Pentapolis, Gentleman of Ephesus), Patrick Allen (King Simonides), Juliet Stevenson (Thaisa), Roger Bizley (Marshal, Pirates), Christopher Ravenscroft (First Knight, Gentleman of Ephesus), Malcolm Kaye (Second Knight, Storm Sailor, Brothel Gentleman), Adam Kurakin (Third Knight, Brothel Gentleman), Edward Clayton (Lord of Pentapolis, Philemon), Stephen Oxley (Lord of Pentapolis, Cerimon's Servant), Valerie Lush (Lychorida), Clive Swift (Lord Cerimon), Nick Brimble (Leonine), Amanda Redman (Marina), Trevor Peacock (Boult), Lila Kaye (Bawd), Patrick Ryecart (Lysimachus), Frances Kelly (Marina's Companion), Elayne Sharling (The Goddess Diana), Rodney James (Dancer), Jinty Coventry (Dancer), Mandy Demetriou (Dancer), Chris Moppett (Dancer). |
| Credits |
Choreography, Geraldine Stephenson; music, Martin Best; senior cameraman, Ron Green. |
| 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 |
The Prince of Tyre is pursued by the vengeance of King Antiochus because he discovered the monarch's incestuous relationship with his daughter. Fleeing from place to place, Pericles is shipwrecked, courts, and marries Thaisa. Their child, Marina, raised by friends when Thaisa is believed to have died, is kidnapped by pirates and sold into a brothel before Thaisa is discovered alive and the family is joyfully reunited. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Princes -- Lebanon -- Tyre -- Drama.
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Tyre (Lebanon) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Televised performances.
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| Added Author |
Sutton, Shaun.
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Jones, David, 1934-2008.
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Gwilym, Mike.
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Redman, Amanda, 1957-
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Stevenson, Juliet.
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Woodvine, John, 1929-
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Brychta, Edita, 1961-
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Petherbridge, Edward, 1936-
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Crosbie, Annette, 1934-
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Pericles.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Time-Life Television.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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| Added Title |
Shakespeare plays (Television program)
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