King Lear [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of the Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 ; in association with NHK ; the Royal Shakespeare Company production ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood.
Price, Richard (Television producer), producer.; Hunt, Chris, 1954- producer, director.; Nunn, Trevor, director.; Wood, Denise, producer.; McKellen, Ian, actor.; Barber, Frances, 1958- actor.; Dolan, Monica, actor.; Garai, Romola, 1982- actor.; Hinton, Peter, actor.; Hyde, Jonathan, 1948- actor.; Gaunt, William, 1937- actor.; McCoy, Sylvester, 1943- actor.; Winchester, Philip, 1981- actor.; Meyjes, Ben, actor.; Williams, Guy, actor.; Harries, Julian, actor.; Wheeler, Paul, 1945- cinematographer.; Blackmore, David, film editor.; Thrasher, David, film editor.; Edis, Steven, composer.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.; Royal Shakespeare Company.; Performance Company.; Iambic Productions.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); Channel Four (Great Britain); Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.; PBS Home Video, film distributor.
2009
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Title
King Lear [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of the Performance Company, Iambic Productions Limited, Thirteen/WNET New York and Channel 4 ; in association with NHK ; the Royal Shakespeare Company production ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood.
Uniform title
King Lear (Television program : 2008)
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Published
[Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009]
Copyright
©2008
Description
1 videodisc (173 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Associated name
Price, Richard (Television producer), producer.
Hunt, Chris, 1954- producer, director.
Nunn, Trevor, director.
Wood, Denise, producer.
McKellen, Ian, actor.
Barber, Frances, 1958- actor.
Dolan, Monica, actor.
Garai, Romola, 1982- actor.
Hinton, Peter, actor.
Hyde, Jonathan, 1948- actor.
Gaunt, William, 1937- actor.
McCoy, Sylvester, 1943- actor.
Winchester, Philip, 1981- actor.
Meyjes, Ben, actor.
Williams, Guy, actor.
Harries, Julian, actor.
Wheeler, Paul, 1945- cinematographer.
Blackmore, David, film editor.
Thrasher, David, film editor.
Edis, Steven, composer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performance Company.
Iambic Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
PBS Home Video, film distributor.
Hunt, Chris, 1954- producer, director.
Nunn, Trevor, director.
Wood, Denise, producer.
McKellen, Ian, actor.
Barber, Frances, 1958- actor.
Dolan, Monica, actor.
Garai, Romola, 1982- actor.
Hinton, Peter, actor.
Hyde, Jonathan, 1948- actor.
Gaunt, William, 1937- actor.
McCoy, Sylvester, 1943- actor.
Winchester, Philip, 1981- actor.
Meyjes, Ben, actor.
Williams, Guy, actor.
Harries, Julian, actor.
Wheeler, Paul, 1945- cinematographer.
Blackmore, David, film editor.
Thrasher, David, film editor.
Edis, Steven, composer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performance Company.
Iambic Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
PBS Home Video, film distributor.
Material base
metal plastic
Summary
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 as they unleash a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
Language Note
Closed-captioned.
Note
Originally broadcast in the U.K. on More4 in 2008; broadcast in the U.S. as an episode of the PBS television series Great Performances in 2009.
Filmed in high definition at Pinewood Studios.
Special features include: interview with Ian McKellen (29 min.).
Filmed in high definition at Pinewood Studios.
Special features include: interview with Ian McKellen (29 min.).
Credits
Director of photography, Paul Wheeler ; editors, David Blackmore, David Thrasher ; music, Steven Edis.
Cast
Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes, Guy Williams, Julian Harries.
System details
DVD; NTSC; widescreen, enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions; region 1; Dolby digital; 5.1 surround.
Item Details
Call number
DVD 371
Folger accession
269599