As you like it (Television program : 1978) Merchant of Venice (Television program : 1980) Midsummer night's dream (Television program : 1981 : British Broadcasting Corporation) Taming of the shrew (Television program : 1980) Tempest (Television program : 1980) All's well that ends well. Antony and Cleopatra. As you like it. Comedy of errors. Hamlet. Henry IV, parts one and two. Henry V. Henry VI, part one, two and three. Henry VIII. Julius Caesar. King John. King Lear. Love's labour lost. MacBeth. Measure for measure. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Midsummer night's dream. Much ado about nothing. Othello. Richard II. Richard III. Romeo and Juliet. Taming of the shrew. Tempest. Troilus and Cressida. Twelfth night. Winter's tale.
Notes:
Titles from videodisc labels. Publication dates from Ambrose Video website: http://www.ambrosevideo.com. Playing times from containers. Originally produced by BBC-TV over a six-year period [between 1979 and 1984] Produced by British Broadcasting Corporation in association with Time-Life Video. Public performance rights included.
Contents:
[v. 1] All's well that ends well (141 min.) -- [v. 2] Anthony & Cleopatra (171 min.) -- [v. 3] As you like it (150 min.) -- [v. 4] The Comedy of errors (109 min.) -- [v. 5] Coriolanus (145 min.) -- [v. 6] Cymbeline (174 min.) -- [v. 7] Hamlet (222 min.) -- [v. 8] Henry IV, part one (147 min.) -- [v. 9] Henry IV, part two (151 min.) -- [v. 10] Henry V (163 min.) -- [v. 11] Henry VI, part one (185 min.) -- [v. 12] Henry VI, part two (212 min.) -- [v. 13] Henry VI, part three (210 min.) -- [v. 14] Henry VIII (165 min.) -- [v. 15] Julius Caesar (161 min.) -- [v. 16] King John (120 min.) -- [v. 17] King Lear (185 min.) -- [v. 18] Love's labour's lost (120 min.) -- [v. 19] Macbeth (148 min.) -- [v. 20] Measure for measure (145 min.) -- [v. 21] Merchant of Venice (157 min.) -- [v. 22] Merry wives of Windsor (167 min.) -- [v. 23] Midsummer night's dream (112 min.) -- [v. 24] Much ado about nothing (120 min.) -- [v. 25] Othello (208 min.) -- [v. 26] Pericles (177 min.) -- [v. 27] Richard II (157 min.) -- [v. 28] Richard III (228 min.) -- [v. 29] Romeo & Juliet (167 min.) -- [v. 30] The taming of the shrew (127 min.) -- [v. 31] The tempest (150 min.) -- [v. 32] Timon of Athens (120 min.) -- [v. 33] Titus Andronicus (120 min.) -- [v. 34] Troilus and Cressida (190 min.) -- [v. 35] The twelfth night (124 min.) -- [v. 36] Two gentlemen of Verona (137 min.) -- [v. 37] The winter's tale (173 min.)
Summary:
A dramatization of all 37 of William Shakespeare's plays, featuring some of Britain's most distinguished actors and directors. Cast lists of each play can be found in the accompanying insert.
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.