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Henry VI Part II
Title
Henry VI Part II [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 (212 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 Dec. 17-23, 1981 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Summary
Continues Shakespeare's story of Henry VI in which Henry marries Lady Margaret of Anjou, but she despises his meekness and takes Suffolk as a lover. The new queen also hates the Yorks and becomes the inspiration of the Lancastrians.
Variant and related titles
The second part of Henry the Sixt
Title on disc label: Henry VI. Part II
Henry the Sixth. Part two
Second 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), 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), Anne Carroll (Duchess of Gloucester), 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), Pat Keen (Margaret Fourdain), Gabrielle Lloyd (Simpcox's Wife), Oengus MacNamara (Countess' Messenger), Frank Middlemass (Bishop), Brian Protheroe (Bastard of Orleans), David Pugh (Mayor's Officer), Peter Wyatt (Woodville).
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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