King Lear
(DVD)
Published
[New York, NY] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
822.33
1 available
822.33
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Avarice -- Drama.
Conspiracy -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Foreign television programs.
Kings and rulers -- Abdication.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Nonfiction television programs.
Televised plays.
Television programs -- Great Britain.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Conspiracy -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Foreign television programs.
Kings and rulers -- Abdication.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Nonfiction television programs.
Televised plays.
Television programs -- Great Britain.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
[New York, NY] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
841887010672
Notes
General Note
Time listed on some copies: ca. 173 min.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television on the television show Great Performances in 2008.
General Note
Filmed in high definition.
General Note
Special features include exclusive interview with Ian McKellen.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Paul Wheeler ; editor, David Blackmore, David Thrasher ; music, Seven Edis..
Participants/Performers
Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester.
Description
Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, and they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital; 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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