Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (165 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
Performer |
Claire Bloom, John Stride, Peter Vaughan, Ronald Pickup, John Rhys-Davies |
Event |
Originally produced by Ambrose Video in 1984. |
Summary |
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Two great friends leave Verona for Milan, Valentine with great enthusiasm and Proteus unwillingly, as he will have to leave his recently-betrothed Julia. Valentine soon falls in love with Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, but then Proteus meets the captivating Silvia, and he too becomes besotted. Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As Cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverberates with political intrigue and accusation of treachery. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Historical drama.
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Drama.
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Literature.
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Motion pictures.
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Performing arts.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Added Author |
Billington, Kevin, film director.
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Bloom, Claire, actor.
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Stride, John, actor.
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Vaughan, Peter, actor.
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Pickup, Ronald, actor.
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Rhys-Davies, John, actor.
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Ambrose Video (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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Music No. |
6332694 Kanopy |
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