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Author:

King Lear (Television program : 2008)

Title:

King Lear [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; Richard Price & Chris Hunt present ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 ; in association with NHK ; the Royal Shakespeare Company production ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher:

Distributed by PBS Home Video,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Film and video adaptations.
Lear, King (Legendary character)--Drama.
Kings and rulers--Abdication.
Fathers and daughters--Drama.
Conspiracy--Drama.
Avarice--Drama.

Other Authors:

Price, Richard. pro
Hunt, Chris. drt drt
Nunn, Trevor. drt
Wood, Denise. pro
McKellen, Ian. act
Barber, Frances, 1958- act
Dolan, Monica. act
Garai, Romola, 1982- act
Hinton, Peter. act
Hyde, Jonathan. act
Gaunt, William, 1937- act
McCoy, Sylvester, 1943- act
Winchester, Philip. act
Meyjes, Ben. act
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performance Company.
Iambic Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
PBS Home Video.

Notes:

Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes. Originally broadcast on television in 2008; broadcast in the US in 2009. Filmed in high definition. Special features: interview with Ian McKellen (ca. 30 min.)

Summary:

Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.

ISBN:

9780793670666
0793670667

OCLC:

(OCoLC)317413090

UPC:

841887010672

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)