| Description |
1 videodisc (295 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital video surround rda |
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videodisc |
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DVD |
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video file DVD rda |
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Videorecording |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. |
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Originally aired as a mini-series on television in 1983. |
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Contains ten episodes, five on each side of the disc. |
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Originally televised in 1983. |
| Contents |
Side A. (147 min.) Episodes 1-5 -- Side B. (148 min.) Episodes 6-10. |
| Credits |
Composer, Dudley Simpson. |
| Cast |
Julian Glover, Lysette Anthony, Max Gold, Sharon Mughan, Paul Darrow. |
| Summary |
Set amid the teeming bustle of Victorian England, Dombey and Son is Dickens's story of a powerful man whose coldhearted neglect of his family causes his professional and personal downfall. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, MCPS. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Television adaptations.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Film adaptations.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Businesspeople -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Dysfunctional families -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Television mini-series.
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Television adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Letts, Barry, producer.
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Bennett, Rodney, director.
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Glover, Julian, 1935- actor.
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Anthony, Lysette, actor.
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Gold, Max, 1947- actor.
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
794051262424 |
| Music No. |
E2624 BBC Video |
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