| Description |
6 videodiscs (approximately 1094 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages ; illustrations ; 18 cm) |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC ; Dolby Digital mono and stereo, 4:3 aspect ratio, 4xDVD9 + 2XDVD18. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Summary |
A collection of plays by Chekhov originally produced for television by the BBC. |
| Cast |
Platonov (braodcast May 23, 1971): Rex Harrison, Sian Phillips, Clive Revill, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joanna Dunham ; directed by Christopher Morahan ; adapted by John Elliot ; produced by Cedric Messina. |
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Wild honey (1989): Ian McKellan ; translated and adapted by Michael Frayn ; produced by Peter King. |
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Wood demon (broadcast Nov. 17, 1974): Ian Holm, Francesca Annis, Ronald Fraser, Ronald Hines, Angela Pleasence, Vickery Turner ; directed by Donald McWhinnie ; translated by Ronald Hingley ; produced by Cedric Messina. |
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Proposal (March 10, 1959): Harry Moore, Anne Robson, David Bird ; produced by Rosemary Hill. |
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Wedding (Oct. 17, 1961): Dennis Edwards, Robert Gillespie, Anne Robson ; English version by Eric Bentley ; produced by Rosemary Hill. |
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Ivanov (2001): Ralph Fiennes ; adapted by David Hare ; produced by Catherine Bailey. |
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Swan song (1965): Wilfrid Lawson ; translated by Nicholas Bethell ; produced by John Tydeman. |
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Seagull (Feb. 5, 1978): Anthony Bate, Michael Gambon, Georgina Hale, Zoe Caldwell, Stephen Rea, Julia Schofield, Alan Webb ; directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; produced by David E. Jones. |
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Artist's story (Feb. 2, 1974): Patrick Stewart, Meg Wynn Owen, Emma Williams, Phillip Locke, Brenda Bruce, Yona Gailit ; directed by David Jones ; adapted by Jeremy Brooks ; produced by Gavin Miller. |
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Uncle Vanya (Nov. 8, 1970): Anthony Hopkins, Freddie Jones, Ann Bell, Roland Culver ; directed by Christopher Morahan ; produced by Cedric Messina. |
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Uncle Vanya (Oct. 12, 1991): Ian Holm, David Warner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ian Bannen, Rebecca Pidgeon ; directed by Gregory Mosher ; adapted by David Mamet ; produced by Simon Curtis. |
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Three sisters (Jan. 18, 1970): Anthony Hopkins, Janet Suzman, Eileen Atkins, Michele Dotrice, Joss Ackland, Christopher Timonty ; directed by Cedric Messina ; adapted by Elisaveta Fen ; produced by Gerald Savory. |
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Cherry Orchard (April 17, 1962): Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick ; RSC production directed by Michel Saint-Denis ; directed for television by Michael Elliott ; translated by John Gielgud. |
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Cherry Orchard (Oct. 13, 1981): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall ; directed by Richard Eyre ; adapted by Trevor Griffiths from a translation by Helen Rapparport ; produced by Ann Scott. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Platonov (Originally broadcast May 23, 1971) / directed by Christopher Morahan ; adapted by John Elliot ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Rex Harrison, Sian Phillips, Clive Revill, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joanna Dunham). Radio play: Wild honey (1989) / translated and adapted by Michael Frayn ; produced by Peter King (Starring Ian McKellen) -- Disc 2. The wood demon (Originally broadcast November 17, 1974) / directed by Donald McWhinnie ; translated by Ronald Hingley ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Ian Holm, Francesca Annis, Ronald Fraser, Ronald Hines, Angela Pleasence, Vickery Turner). The proposal (Originally broadcast March 10, 1959) / produced by Rosemary Hill (Starring Harry Moore, Anne Robson, David Bird). The wedding (Originally broadcast October 17, 1961) / English version by Eric Bentley ; produced by Rosemary Hill (Starring Dennis Edwards, Robert Gillespie, Anne Robson). Radio plays. Ivanov (2001) / adapted by David Hare ; produced by Catherine Bailey (Starring Ralph Fiennes). Swan song (1965) / translated by Nicholas Bethell ; produced by John Tydeman (Starring Wilfrid Lawson) -- |
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Disc 3. The seagull (Originally broadcast February 5, 1978) / directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; produced by David E. Jones (Starring Anthony Bate, Michael Gambon, Georgina Hale, Zoe Caldwell, Stephen Rea, Julia Schofield, Alan Webb). An artist's story (Originally broadast February 2, 1974) / directed by David Jones ; adapted by Jeremy Brooks ; produced by Gavin Miller (Starring Patrick Stewart, Meg Wynn Owen, Emma Williams, Phillip Locke, Brenda Bruce, Yona Gailit) -- Disc 4. Side A, Uncle Vanya (Originally broadcast November 8, 1970) / directed by Christopher Morahan ; produced by Cedric Messina (Starring Anthony Hopkins, Freddie Jones, Ann Bell, Roland Culver) . Side B, Uncle Vanya (Originally broadcast October 12, 1991) / directed by Gregory Mosher ; adapted by David Mamet ; produced by Simon Curtis (Starring Ian Holm, David Warner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ian Bannen, Rebecca Pidgeon) -- |
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Disc 5. The three sisters (Originally broadcast January 18, 1970) / directed by Cedric Messina ; adapted by Elisaveta Fen ; produced by Gerald Savory (Starring Anthony Hopkins, Janet Suzman, Eileen Atkins, Michele Dotrice, Joss Ackland, Christopher Timonty) -- Disc 6. Side A, The cherry orchard (Originally broadcast April 17, 1962) / RSC production directed by Michel Saint-Denis ; directed for television by Michael Elliott ; translated by John Gielgud (Starring Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Paul Hardwick). Side B, The cherry orchard (Originally broadcast October 13, 1981) / directed by Richard Eyre ; adapted by Trevor Griffiths from a translation by Helen Rapparport ; produced by Ann Scott (Starring Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Anton Lesser, Harriet Walter, Suzanne Burden, Frederick Treves, Timothy Spall). |
| Note |
Bonus features: Michael Pennington portraying Chekhov, radio plays (Wild honey, Ivanov, Swan song), five short stories read by Ewan McGregor, rehearsals and scenes from Chekhov plays with Oleg Efremov and various actors. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Television adaptations.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Film adaptations.
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DVDs.
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Television adaptations.
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Radio adaptations.
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Fiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Harrison, Rex, actor.
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Phillips, Siân, 1934- actor.
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Revill, Clive, actor.
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Holm, Ian, 1931- actor.
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Annis, Francesca, 1945- actor.
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McKellen, Ian, actor.
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Fiennes, Ralph, actor.
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Gambon, Michael, actor.
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.
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Owen, Meg Wynn, actor.
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Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- actor.
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Warner, David, 1941- actor.
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Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth, actor.
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Ackland, Joss, 1928- actor.
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Dench, Judi, 1934- actor.
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Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991, actor.
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, actor.
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Fraser, Ronald, 1930-1997, actor.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Pʹesa bez nazvanʹi︠a︡. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Leshiĭ. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Predlozhenie. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Svadʹba. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Chaĭka. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Short stories. Selections. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Di︠a︡di︠a︡ Vani︠a︡. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Tri sestry. English.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Works. Selections. 2008. English.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Wood demon.
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Seagull (Television program : 1978)
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Uncle Vanya (Television program : 1970)
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Unc1e Vanya (Television program : 1991)
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Three sisters (Television program : 1970)
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Cherry orchard (Television program : 1962)
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Cherry orchard (Television program : 1981)
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Platonov.
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Proposal.
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Wedding.
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Artist's story.
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| ISBN |
141986579X |
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9781419865794 |
| Standard No. |
883929010110 |
| Music No. |
3000015811 (2000002465--2000002467, 2000002469--2000002471) BBC |
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