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Henry VI Part I
Title
Henry VI Part I [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Jonathan Miller ; directed by Jane Howell.
Published
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (185 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, Ron Bowman.
Taped Oct. 13-19, 1981 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Summary
Shakespeare's historical play which recreates Henry's early days as King. Centers on the French wars and the activities of Joan of Arc, while glimpsing the beginning of the civil wars between the Houses of Lancaster and York.
Variant and related titles
The first part of Henry the Sixth
Title on disc label: Henry VI. Part I
Henry the Sixth. Part one
First part of Henry the Sixth
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, Ron Bowman.
Performers
Peter Benson (Henry VI), Trevor Peacock (Lord Talbot), David Burke (Duke of Gloucester), Brian Deacon (Earl of Somerset), Paul Chapman (Earl of Suffolk), Brenda Blethyn (Joan La Pucelle), Julia Foster (Margaret), Bernard Hill (Master Gunner), Mark Wing-Davey (Earl of Warwick), John Benfield (Basset), Gerald Blackmore (Messenger to Warwick), Anthony Brown (Duke of Burgundy), Michael Byrne (Duke of Alencon), Ron Cook (Third Messenger to King), Arthur Cox (Mayor of London), David Daker (Reignier), Tenniel Evans (Duke of Bedford, Mortimer, Earl of March, French General), Derek Farr (Earl of Salisbury), Derek Fuke (Talbot's Captain), Alex Guard (Young John Talbot), Paul Jesson (Second Messenger to King), Joanna McCallum (Countess d'Auvergne), Oengus MacNamara (Countess' Messenger), Frank Middlemass (Bishop), Joseph O'Connor (Duke of Exeter), Brian Protheroe (Bastard of Orleans), David Pugh (Mayor's Officer), Ian Saynor (Charles), Peter Wyatt (Woodville), John Alford (Master Gunner's Boy).
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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