| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Shaw collection |
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Shaw collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen, stereo., region 1. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Helena Bonham Carter, Patsy Kensit, Dinsdale Landen, Kika Markham, Pip Torrens, Patrick Ryecart, Nicolas Chagrin, Mark Crowdy. |
| Summary |
One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy. |
| Note |
Bonus play: The man of destiny (1981) / by Bernard Shaw ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Desmond Davis. (Cast, Delphine Seyrig, Simon Callow, David Troughton, Niall Toibin). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
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War -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Swiss mercenaries -- Bulgaria -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Young women -- Bulgaria -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
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France -- History -- Directory, 1795-1799 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Romantic comedy films.
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Television plays.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Television comedies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Jones, James Cellan, 1931-
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Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
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Kensit, Patsy.
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Landen, Dinsdale.
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Markham, Kika.
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
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Frankau, John.
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Marks, Louis.
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Davis, Desmond.
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Torrens, Pip, 1960-
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Ryecart, Patrick.
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Crowdy, Mark.
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Seyrig, Delphine, 1932-1990.
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Callow, Simon, 1949-
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Troughton, David.
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Toibin, Niall, 1929-
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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| Note |
Disc label title: Bernard Shaw's Arms and the man |
| Added Title |
Man of destiny.
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| ISBN |
1419830368 |
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9781419830365 |
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1419830422 (set) |
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9781419830426 (set) |
| Standard No. |
794051253323 |
| Music No. |
E2533 BBC Video |
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E2539 BBC Video (set) |
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