| Description |
3 videodiscs (6 hr., 2 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages) |
| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC Region 1 ; mono or stereo audio ; Dolby digital audio ; 4:3 aspect ratio, DVD-9 or DVD-5. |
| Language |
Optional English subtitles ; closed captioned in English for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
The merchant of Venice: Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, Charles Gray, Christopher Gable, Nerys Hughes. |
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The millionairess: Maggie Smith, Tom Baker, Charles Gray, Peter Barkworth, James Villiers, Priscilla Morgan, Donald Pickering. |
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Bed among the lentils: Maggie Smith. |
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The Country wife : Maggie Smith, Jonathan Pryce, John Duttine, John Moffat. |
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Suddenly last summer: Maggie Smith, Rob Lowe, Natasha Richardson, Gillian Raine, Richard E. Grant, Moira Redmond, C. P. Wilson, Rosaleen Linehan. |
| Credits |
The merchant of Venice: writer, William Shakespeare ; director, Cedric Messina ; producer, Gerald Savory. |
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The millionairess: writer, George Bernard Shaw ; director, William Slater ; producer, Cedric Messina ; music, Anthony Isaac ; editor, Michael Boyd ; cameraman, John Tilly. |
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Bed among the lentils: writer, Alan Bennett ; director, Alan Bennett ; producer, Innes Lloyd ; music, George Fenton. |
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The Country wife : Produced by Glyn Dearman. |
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Suddenly last summer: writer, Tennessee Williams ; director, Richard Eyre ; producer, Simon Curtis ; music, Richard Hartley, a BBC co-production with Thirteen/WNET. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast for British television on April 16, 1972 (Merchant of Venice) ; September 15, 1972 (Millionairess) ; May 5, 1988 (Bed among the lentils) ; and June 11, 1993 (Suddenly last summer). |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The merchant of Venice (2 hr., 11 min.) ; Special feature: Acting in the 60's : Maggie Smith (44 min.) -- Disc 2: The millionairess (1 hr., 40 min.) ; Bed among the lentils [Episode of The Alan Bennett Season] (49 min.) ; Bonus features: Radio play: The country wife (ca. 2 hr.) ; Michael Parkinson interview (ca. 16 min.) -- Disc 3: Suddenly last summer [Episode of the series, Performance] (83 min.) ; Bonus feature: Maggie Smith at the BBC, a portrait (ca. 31 min.). |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Smith, Maggie, 1934- -- Performances, actor.
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Actors -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television plays.
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Television plays, English.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Maggie, 1934- actor.
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Finlay, Frank, 1926- actor.
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Gray, Charles D., 1928-2000, actor.
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Gable, Christopher, actor.
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Hughes, Nerys, 1941- actor.
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Baker, Tom, 1934- actor.
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Barkworth, Peter, actor.
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Villiers, James, 1933-1998, actor.
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Morgan, Priscilla, actor.
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Pickering, Donald, 1933-2009, actor.
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Lowe, Rob, actor.
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Richardson, Natasha, actor.
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Grant, Richard E., 1957- actor.
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Redmond, Moira, actor.
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Linehan, Rosaleen, actor.
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Messina, Cedric, director.
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Slater, William, director.
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Bennett, Alan, 1934- director.
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Eyre, Richard, 1943- director.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Merchant of Venice.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Millionairess.
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Bennett, Alan, 1934-
Bed among the lentils.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Suddenly last summer.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Merchant of Venice (Television program : 1972)
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Country wife.
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| ISBN |
1419867547 |
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9781419867545 |
| Standard No. |
883929016754 |
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