William Shakespeare

DVD 2014

Collection of material on William Shakespeare, including a screen adaptation of Macbeth, reinterpreted and relocated to a contemporary nameless underground netherworld; a documentary film that attempts to unravel the mystery behind the bard, including key events that shaped his life, the people who influenced his work, and the world in which he lived; a facsimile reproduction of Macbeth from the First Folio; and various pieces of memorabilia repr...

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Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century Drama

Regicides Drama

Scotland Kings and rulers Drama

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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ISBN:

9781608830930
1608830934

Edition:

Widescreen version
Collector's edition

Description:

3 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 v. (unpaged ; 21 cm) + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm) + 18 pieces of memorabilia
digital
optical
stereo
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Other Title:

William Shakespeare (PBS Distribution (Firm))
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
In search of Shakespeare (Television program)
Macbeth (Television program : 2010)

Notes:

Originally produced for public television broadcast
In search of Shakespeare special feature: additional scenes
Summary adapted from box
In search of Shakespeare: MayaVision International ; director, David Wallace ; producer, Rebecca Dobbs. Originally produced c2003
Macbeth: A co-production of Thirteen and Illuminations, and the BBC in association with WNET.org ; directed by Rupert Goold ; producers, John Wyver, Sebastian Grant. Based on the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Macbeth. Originally produced as part of the television series Great performances, c2010
In search of Shakespeare: Written and presented by Michael Wood
Macbeth: Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Michael Feast, Martin Turner, Scott Handy, Paul Shelley, Tim Treloar, Mark Rawlings, Bill Nash, Suzanne Burden, Polly Frame, Sophie Hunter, Niamh McGrady, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Hywel John, Christopher Knott, Ben Carpenter, Oliver Birch, Bertie Gilbert, Hugo Docking, Lillian Dummer, Madeleine Dummer
DVD; stereo. sd.; NTSC, region 1
In English with optional English SDH subtitles

Contents:

In search of Shakespeare. A time of revolution ; The lost years ; The duty of poets ; For all time
Macbeth

Control Number:

1137574

UPC:

841887020954

Other Authors:

British Broadcasting Corporation
Dobbs, Rebecca
Fleetwood, Kate, 1972-
Goold, Rupert
Illuminations (Firm)
MayaVision International (Firm)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth
Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Wallace, David (Documentary director)
Wood, Michael, 1948-

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