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King Lear [videorecording] / director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey.

King Lear : (other title)
Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004 (Added Author). Fletcher, Bramwell. (Added Author). McCullough, Andrew. (Added Author). Moss, Arnold, 1910-1989 (Added Author). Parry, Natasha. (Added Author). Rickey, Fred. (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 King Lear. (Added Author). Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Added Author). Archive of American Television. (Added Author). E1 Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight. (Cast).

Summary:

Shot live for the prestigious Omnibus series, Orson Welles masterfully plays the title role in the Shakespearean classic about a beleaguered king who is betrayed by the greed of his daughters.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1417232870
  • ISBN: 9781417232871
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Omnibus, volume 3."
"The Archive of American Television presents"--Container.
DVD release date: Feb. 9, 2010.
Extras include: Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre; Yale Shakespeare Festival; Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare; backstage preview.
Originally broadcast live on CBS Oct. 11, 1953, on the television program Omnibus.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Staged by Peter Brook ; music, Virgil Thomson.
Participant or Performer Note:
[Host], Alistair Cooke.
Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight.
System Details Note:
DVD; 4x3 format (1.33:1), mono.
Language Note:
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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