Tom Jones [videorecording] / a BBC TV and BBC Worldwide Americas Inc. and A & E Television Networks co-production ; producer, Suzan Harrison ; screenplay writer, Simon Burke ; director, Metin Hüseyin.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Distributed by New Video, Distributed by New Video,
Based on the novel by Henry Fielding. DVD features: Henry Fielding biography/bibliography, interactive menus, scene selection. "This special DVD edition includes the complete, original, 5-hour miniseries on two discs"--Container. Max Beesley, John Sessions, Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Blessed, Frances de la Tour, Samantha Morton.
Contents:
Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice -- Jane Austen's Emma -- Victoria & Albert -- The history of Tom Jones, a foundling -- Jane Eyre -- Lorna Doone -- Ivanhoe -- The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Summary:
Follows the rollicking adventures of Tom Jones as he romps across 18th century England, from bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.