VHS

King Lear / BBC and Time-Life Television ; producers, Cedric Messina and Jonathan Miller.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 King Lear. (author). Wilton, Penelope, 1946- (actor). Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 (actor). Barge, Gillian, (actor). Blethyn, Brenda, 1946- (actor). Kitchen, Michael, (actor). Middlemass, Frank, (actor). British Broadcasting Corporation. Education and Training. (Added Author). Michael Hordern (King Lear), Gillian Barge (Goneril), Penelope Wilton (Regan), Brenda Blethyn (Cordelia), Michael Kitchen (Edmund), and Frank Middlemass (the Fool). (Cast).

Summary:

Presents William Shakespeare's play about a foolish king who divides his realm between two ungrateful daughters.

A bitter tragedy about misplaced trust, envy, power, and filial ingratitude. The aged Lear seeks a testimony of love from each of his three daughters. One response leads to the banishment of his loyal daughter, plunging Lear's Britain into civil war. Unable to face reality until he is stripped of his wealth and honors and sent into the storm to beg, Lear shifts slowly from a dictatorial old man to a sad defeated wreck, descending into madness.

Record details

ISBN: 0563200812
ISBN: 9780563200819
Physical Description: 2 videocassettes (186 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 book (144 pages : illustrations)
Publisher: London, England ; BBC Education & Training Sales, 1983.
Manufacturer: Image Media

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Instructors can borrow for five days only. All other patrons, LIBRARY USE ONLY.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, Shaun Sutton ; director, Jonathan Miller.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Hordern (King Lear), Gillian Barge (Goneril), Penelope Wilton (Regan), Brenda Blethyn (Cordelia), Michael Kitchen (Edmund), and Frank Middlemass (the Fool).