King Lear : the historic Omnibus production
(DVD)
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Format
DVD
ISBN
1417232870, 9781417232871
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 reference guide (15 pages : portraits ; 19 cm)
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Washington Park - DVD & Blu-Ray | DVD KIN | On Shelf |
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Language
English
ISBN
1417232870, 9781417232871
UPC
741952675396
Notes
General Note
Title from container ; statement or responsibility from film credits.
General Note
"Omnibus, volume 3."
General Note
Omnibus produced by Robert Saudek Associates.
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." --,(Source of summary not specified)
System Details
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aging parents -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Britons -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Televised performances.
Television adaptations.
Tragedy.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Britons -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Televised performances.
Television adaptations.
Tragedy.
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. King Lear: the historic Omnibus production .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brook, Peter, et al. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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