| Description |
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation, stereo. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Morgan Freeman, Joseph Fiennes, David Harewood, Hugh Bonneville, Kim Cattrall, Christopher Plummer. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program. |
| Audience |
Rating: TVPG. |
| Contents |
Taming of the shrew / Morgan Freeman -- Romeo and Juliet / Joseph Fiennes -- Othello / David Harewood -- A midsummer night's dream / Hugh Bonneville -- Antony and Cleopatra / Kim Cattrall -- King Lear / Christopher Plummer. |
| Summary |
Six celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays, revealing not just the elements in the play, but the history of the play itself. What sparked the creation of each of these works? Where did Shakespeare get his plots, and what cultural, political and religious factors influenced his writing? Why has this body of work endured so thoroughly? What, in the end, makes Shakespeare so great? |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical television programs.
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Cultural television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Freeman, Morgan, narrator.
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Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- narrator.
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Harewood, David, narrator.
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Bonneville, Hugh, narrator.
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Cattrall, Kim, narrator.
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Plummer, Christopher, narrator.
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Denton, Richard, producer.
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Stockley, Nicola, producer.
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Blakeway Productions, production company.
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116 Films (Firm), production company.
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Thirteen Productions, production company.
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Sky Arts.
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PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781627892377 |
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1627892370 |
| Standard No. |
841887023665 |
| Music No. |
SHAU610 PBS |
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