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The jewel in the crown
Jewel in the crown (Television program)
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- Summary
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Tells the epic story of men and women caught up in a struggle of race and class during the last five years of British rule in India.
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- Creator
- produced by Granada Television in association with WGBH Boston ; adapted by Ken Taylor ; produced by Christopher Morahan
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Morahan, Christopher
- O'Brien, Jim, 1947-2012
- Scott, Paul, 1920-1978
- Pigott-Smith, Tim
- Wooldridge, Susan
- Malik, Art
- Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991
- Dance, Charles
- James, Geraldine, 1950-
- Scott, Paul, 1920-1978. Raj quartet
- Granada Television
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- A & E Home Video (Firm)
- New Video Group
- Publication
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- New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2001]
- [©2001]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 4 videodiscs (approximately 750 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 0767034279, 9780767034272, 0767034287, 9780767034289, 0767034295, 9780767034296, 0767034309, 9780767034302, 0767034317, 9780767034319
- OCLC
- ocm61738920
- Credits
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- Tim Pigott-Smith, Susan Wooldridge, Art Malik, Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance, Geraldine James, Judy Parfitt, Wendy Morgan, Nicholas Le Prevost, Saeed Jaffrey, Nicholas Farrell, Rachel Kempson, Eric Porter, Rosemary Leach, Zia Mohyeddin, Warren Clarke, Matyelok Gibbs
- Costume designers, Diane Holmes, Esther Dean ; camera operator, Jon Woods ; music, George Fenton ; film editor, Edward Mansell ; lighting camera [i.e. cinematographer], Ray Goode
- Originally released as a television series in 1984.
- Based on The Raj quartet by Paul Scott (The Jewel in the crown; The day of the scorpion; The towers of silence; A division of the spoils.)
- DVD; Dolby digital stereo.
- v. 1. 1. Crossing the river / producer, Christopher Morahan ; directors, Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien. 2. The Bibighar Gardens / producer-director, Christopher Morahan. 3. Questions of loyalty / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien -- v. 2. 4. Incidents at a wedding / producer-director, Christopher Morahan. 5. Regimental silver / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien. 6. Ordeal by fire / producer-director, Christopher Morahan. 7. Daughters of the regiment / producer, Christopher Morahan ; directors, Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien -- v. 3. 8. The Day of the scorpion / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien. 9. Towers of silence / producer-director, Christopher Morahan. 10. An evening at the Maharanee's / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien. 11. Travelling companions / producer-director, Christopher Morahan -- v. 4. 12. The moghul room / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien. 13. Pandora's box / producer-director, Christopher Morahan. 14. A division of the spoils / producer, Christopher Morahan ; director, Jim O'Brien