| Description |
3 videodiscs (DVD) (6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1 encoding. |
| Cast |
Alan Bates, Anne Stallybrass, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Avis Bunnage, Richard Owens, Jeffrey Holland, Peter Bourke, Anna Massey. |
| Credits |
Music composer, Carl Davis ; costume designer, Christine Rawlings ; designer, Peter Kindred. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast by the BBC beginning Jan. 22, 1978. |
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Based on the novel by Thomas Hardy. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
| Summary |
On a drunken impulse, Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter at a country fair, an outrageous act for which he suffer an agonizing remorse. Years later, when he has become a respected and prosperous man, his wife and daughter seek him out in Casterbridge. He attempts to right the long-ago wrong and sets in motion a series of events that spell his destruction. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and daughters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mayors -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Television programs Great Britain.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Jonathan.
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Potter, Dennis.
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Giles, David.
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Bates, Alan, 1934-2003.
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Stallybrass, Anne.
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Maw, Janet.
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Galloway, Jack.
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Bunnage, Avis, 1923-1990.
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Owens, Richard.
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Holland, Jeffrey, 1946-
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Bourke, Peter.
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Massey, Anna.
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Davis, Carl, 1936-
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Rawlings, Christine.
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Kindred, Peter.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928.
Mayor of Casterbridge.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1569386110 |
| Standard No. |
054961611096 |
| Music No. |
AMP-6110 Acorn Media |
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