| Description |
1 DVD (174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
| Series |
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Works. 1987. Ambrose Video. Comedy.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
"Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; PC/Mac downloadable scripts ; word for word as written by William Shakespeare"--Container. |
| Cast |
Richard Johnson (Cymbeline), Hugh Thomas (Cornelius), Aimée Delamain (Gentlewoman), Claire Bloom (Queen), Helen Mirren (Imogen), Michael Pennington (Posthumus), John Kane (Pisanio), Nicholas Young (Lord), Paul Jesson (Cloten), Robert Lindsay (Iachimo), Geoffrey Lumsden (Philario), Patsy Smart (Helen), Allan Hendrick (Frenchman), Nigel Robson (Singer), Terence McGinity (British Captain), Graham Crowden (Caius Lucius), Michael Gough (Belarius), Geoffrey Burridge (Guiderius), David Creedon (Arviragus), Patricia Hayes (Soothsayer), Peter Aldwyn (British Captain), Ray Mort (Gaoler), Marius Goring (Sicilius Leonatus), Madge Ryan (Mother), Michael Hordern (Jupiter). |
| Credits |
Senior cameraman, David Mutton ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; videotape editor, Graham Taylor. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1982. |
| Event |
Taped July 29-Aug. 5, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London. |
| Note |
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format. |
| System Details |
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive. |
| Summary |
Tragicomedy involving Imogen, the daughter of Britain's King Cymbeline, whose evil stepmother wishes to have Imogen's husband, Posthumus, banished so that Imogen will be free to marry the queen's thick-witted son, Cloten. Trickery and deceit abound as Imogen, disguised as a boy in order to clear her name, is forced to flee the castle. |
| Genre/Form |
Television plays.
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Television plays.
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Television adaptations.
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Television adaptations.
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Video-DVD discs.
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| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Film adaptations.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Sutton, Shaun.
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Moshinsky, Elijah.
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Mirren, Helen.
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Bloom, Claire, 1931-
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Johnson, Richard, 1927-2015.
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Pennington, Michael, 1943-
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Cymbeline.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Time-Life Television.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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