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Richard III
Title
Richard III [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jane Howel.
Published
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (228 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1983.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Senior cameraman Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed & conducted by Dudley Simpson ; video tape editor.
Taped Mar. 31-Apr. 6, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Summary
Shakespeare's play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villian who usurps the crown. Through family machinations, political marriages and military coups, this play portrays the tumultous reigh of King Edward IV and the ascension of Richard to the throne, an intricate period in English history.
Variant and related titles
Title on disc: Richard III
The tragedy of King Richard III
Richard the Third
BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 17, 2003
Credits
Senior cameraman Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed & conducted by Dudley Simpson ; video tape editor.
Cast
Peter Benson (King Henry VI), Anthony Brown (Sir Richard Ratcliffe), David Burke (Sir William Catesby), Michael Byrne (Duke of Buckingham), Anne Carroll (Jane Shore), Paul Chapman (Earl Rivers), Ron Cook (Richard III), Rowena Cooper (Queen Elizabeth), Arthur Cox (Lord Grey, Lord Mayor of London), Annette Crosbie (Duchess of York), David Daker (Lord Hastings), Brian Deacon (Henry, Earl of Richmond), Jeremy Dimmick (Young Duke of York), Tenniel Evans (Lord Stanley), Derek Farr (Sir Robert Brakenbury, Earl of Surrey), Dorian Ford (Edward, Prince of Wales), Julia Foster (Queen Margaret), Derek Fuke (Sir Thomas Vaughan), Alex Guard (Marquess of Dorset), Bernard Hill (First Murderer), Paul Jesson (George, Duke of Clarence), Patsy Kensit (Lady Margaret Plantagenet), Rusty Livingstone (Page to Richard), Oengus MacNamara (Halberdier, Lord Lovell), Brian Protheroe (King Edward IV), Nick Reding (Ghost of the Prince of Wales), Zoë Wanamaker (Lady Anne), Mark Wing-Davey (Sir James Tyrrel), Peter Wyatt (Duke of Norfolk).
System details note
DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Subjects
Also listed under
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
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