| Record Number |
602684 |
| Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
| Title |
King Lear [DVD] William Shakespeare ; produced by BBC TV and Time-Life Films. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : BBC Worldwide, c2005. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Shakespeare collection (BBC) |
| The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. |
| Contents note |
Originally transmitted: 19 September 1982. |
| Creation Note |
Produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Jonathan Miller. |
| Performer note |
Michael Hordern, John Bird, Anton Lesser, Frank Middlemass, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Kitchen. |
| Summary Note |
When King Lear rejects his most devoted daughter Cordelia because she refuses to patronise him with hollow sentiments, he embarks on a journey into humiliation, loneliness and eventually madness. In what is widely regarded as Shakespear's greatest creative achievement, a story of family conflict ultimately reveals the bare futility of the human condition. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship rating: PG, parental guidance recommended. |
| Subject - Name |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations |
| Added Author |
Miller, Jonathan, 1934- |
| Sutton, Shaun |
| Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 |
| Bird, John |
| Lesser, Anton |
| Middlemass, Frank |
| Blethyn, Brenda, 1946- |
| Kitchen, Michael, 1948- |
| Shelf Location |
DVD 822.33 KING |
