King Lear

DVD 2003

This bitter tragedy of misplaced trust, envy, power, and filial ingratitude, begins in fairy tale fashion. Intending to divide the realm among his three daughters, the aged King Lear seeks from each a testimony of love. The malevolent Goneril and Regan utter perfunctory replies; disingenuous and loyal Cordelia rejects deception: "[I] cannot heave my heart into my mouth; I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less." This response el...

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1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Tragedy [DVD]

Notes:

"A BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television." --End credits
Special features: Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; PC/Mac downloadable scripts ; scene selection
Michael Hordern (King Lear), John Shapnel (Earl of Kent), Norman Rodway (Earl of Gloucester), Gillian Barge (Goneril), Penelope Wilton (Regan), Brenda Blethyn (Cordelia)
Taped Mar. 26-Apr. 2, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London
Originally produced by BBC & Time-Life Films for television broadcast in 1982
DVD
System requirements for downloadable script: PC: Intel Pentium II or better, running Windows 98 or higher -- Mac: Power Macintosh G3 or better, running System 9.2 or higher -- DVD-ROM drive -- Adobe Acrobat
For private home use only
English ; with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

3156091

Other Authors:

Ambrose Video Publishing
Barge, Gillian
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946-
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019
Rodway, Norman, 1929-2001
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear
Shrapnel, John
Sutton, Shaun
Time-Life Films
Wilton, Penelope, 1946-

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