The Duchess of Malfi / by John Webster ; directed for the stage by Dominic Dromgoole ; directed for the screen by Ian Russell ; producers, Lotte Buchan, Jessica Lusk, Robert Marshall ; a Shakespeare's Globe production.
Publisher:
Shakespeare Globe Trust,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 145 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Gemma Arterton, Giles Cooper, David Dawson, John Dougall, James Garnon, Sean Gilder, Denise Gough, Sarah MacRae, Brendan O'Hea, Paul Rider, Dickon Tyrrell, Alex Waldmann, Archie Bradfield. Title from title frame. Based on the play by John Webster. Booklet containing program notes and synopsis in English inserted in contaner.
Contents:
Feature program: The Duchess of Malfi -- Special feature -- Cast gallery.
Summary:
The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio's child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.
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