King Lear
(DVD or VCD)
Contributors
Published
Port Washington, NY : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, [2010].
Edition
Full screen.
ISBN
1417232870, 9781417232871
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 reference guide (15 pages : ports. ; 19 cm.)
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln - Adult | DVD - King | On Shelf |
| Newton - Audiovisual | DVD DRAMA | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Port Washington, NY : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, [2010].
Format
DVD or VCD
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
ISBN
1417232870, 9781417232871
UPC
741952675396
Notes
General Note
Special featurs: Backstage preview of Omnibus: King Lear (10/11/53); Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre (11/29/53); Alistair Cooke: live remote from the Yale Shakespeare Festival, including scenes from "The merry wives of Windsor" (2/21/54); Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare, including scenes from "Hamlet" (1/30/55). Booklet with contributions by Peter Brook and Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow
Creation/Production Credits
Staged by Peter Brook ; music, Virgil Thomson
Participants/Performers
Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight
Participants/Performers
Host, Alistair Cooke
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast live on CBS Oct. 11, 1953, on the television program Omnibus
Description
King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position
System Details
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono
Language
Closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aging parents -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Britons -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Britons -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brook, P., Rickey, F., McCullough, A., Welles, O., Parry, N., Moss, A., Fletcher, B., Phillips, M., Stewart, D. J., Badel, A., Straight, B., Cooke, A., Thomson, V., & Shakespeare, W. (2010). King Lear (Full screen.). Distributed by E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. 2010. King Lear. Distributed by E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. King Lear Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brook, Peter, et al. King Lear Full screen., Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
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