King Lear : the historic Omnibus production
(Video)
Contributors
Brook, Peter, 1925- Producer
Rickey, Fred. Producer
McCullough, Andrew. Director
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Actor
Parry, Natasha. Actor
Rickey, Fred. Producer
McCullough, Andrew. Director
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Actor
Parry, Natasha. Actor
Published
Port Washington, N.Y. : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 reference guide (15 pages : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.)
Status
Moab Library - Adult Audio-Visual
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Published
Port Washington, N.Y. : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
Format
Video
Language
English
UPC
741952675396
Notes
General Note
Title from container ; statement of responsibility from film credits.
General Note
"Omnibus, volume 3."
General Note
Omnibus produced by Robert Saudek Associates.
General Note
Special features: Backstage preview of Omnibus: King Lear (10/11/53); Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre (11/29/53); Alistair Cooke: live remote from the Yale Shakespeare Festival, including scenes from "The merry wives of Windsor" (2/21/54); Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare, including scenes from "Hamlet" (1/30/55). Booklet with contributions by Peter Brook and Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow.
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Staged by Peter Brook ; music, Virgil Thomson.
Participants/Performers
Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight.
Participants/Performers
Host, Alistair Cooke.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast live on CBS Oct. 11, 1953, on the television program Omnibus.
Description
King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position.
System Details
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
Closed captioning in English.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brook, P., Rickey, F., McCullough, A., Welles, O., Parry, N., Moss, A., Fletcher, B., Phillips, M., Stewart, D. J., Badel, A., Straight, B., Cooke, A., Thomson, V., & Shakespeare, W. (2010). King Lear: the historic Omnibus production . Distributed by E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. 2010. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production. Distributed by E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Brook et al.. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brook, Peter, et al. King Lear: The Historic Omnibus Production Distributed by E1 Entertainment, 2010.
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