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The tragedy of Richard III
Richard III (Television program : 1983)
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Shakespeare's play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain who usurps the crown. Through family machinations, political marriages and military coups, this play portrays the tumultuou...
Shakespeare's play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain who usurps the crown. Through family machinations, political marriages and military coups, this play portrays the tumultuous reign of King Edward IV and the ascension of Richard to the throne, an intricate period in English history.
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- Creator
- by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jane Howell
- Other Title
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- Title on disc: Richard III
- Included Title
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- Shakespeare plays (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
- Sutton, Shaun, television producer
- Howell, Jane (Television director), television director
- Cook, Ron, 1948- actor
- Byrne, Michael, 1943- actor
- Cooper, Rowena, actor
- Wanamaker, Zoë, 1949- actor
- Protheroe, Brian, actor
- Crosbie, Annette, 1934- actor
- Foster, Julia, actor
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Time-Life Television
- Ambrose Video Publishing
- Publication
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- New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [between 2000 and 2001]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (228 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- NTSC
- video file region 1
- DVD video
- OCLC
- ocm46736914
- Credits
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- Peter Benson (King Henry VI), Anthony Brown (Sir Richard Ratcliffe), David Burke (Sir William Catesby), Michael Byrne (Duke of Buckingham), Anne Carroll (Jane Shore), Paul Chapman (Earl Rivers), Ron Cook (Richard III), Rowena Cooper (Queen Elizabeth), Arthur Cox (Lord Grey, Lord Mayor of London), Annette Crosbie (Duchess of York), David Daker (Lord Hastings), Brian Deacon (Henry, Earl of Richmond), Jeremy Dimmick (Young Duke of York), Tenniel Evans (Lord Stanley), Derek Farr (Sir Robert Brakenbury, Earl of Surrey), Dorian Ford (Edward, Prince of Wales), Julia Foster (Queen Margaret), Derek Fuke (Sir Thomas Vaughan), Alex Guard (Marquess of Dorset), Bernard Hill (First Murderer), Paul Jesson (George, Duke of Clarence), Patsy Kensit (Lady Margaret Plantagenet), Rusty Livingstone (Page to Richard), Oengus MacNamara (Halberdier, Lord Lovell), Brian Protheroe (King Edward IV), Nick Reding (Ghost of the Prince of Wales), Zoë Wanamaker (Lady Anne), Mark Wing-Davey (Sir James Tyrrel), Peter Wyatt (Duke of Norfolk)
- Senior cameraman Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed & conducted by Dudley Simpson ; video tape editor
- "History"--Container.
- "Word for word as written by William Shakespeare"--Container.
- Extras: the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
- Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1983.
- Taped Mar. 31-Apr. 6, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London.
- DVD-video; digitally remastered; picture & sound enhanced.
- System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
- In English with optional English subtitles.