The Life & Death of King John
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Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1984.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Leonard Rossiter (King John), William Whymper (Chatillon), Mary Morris (Queen Elinor), Robert Brown (Earl of Pembroke), John Castle (Earl of Salisbury), John Flint (Lord Bigot), John Thaw (Hubert de Burgh), George Costigan (Philip the Bastard), Edward Hibbert (Robert Faulconbridge), Phyllida Law (Lady Faulconbridge), Mike Lewin (James Gurney), Charles Kay (King Philip of France), Jonathan Coy (Lewis the Dauphin), Luc Owen (Arthur, Duke of Britaine), Gorden Kaye (Lymoges, Duke of Austria), Claire Bloom (Constance), John Moreno (Melun), Ian Barritt (French Herald), Janet Maw (Blanche), Carl Oatley (English Herald), Clifford Parrish (Citizen of Angiers), Richard Wordsworth (Cardinal Pandulph), Ian Brimble (First Executioner), Ronald Chenery (English Messenger), Alan Collins (Peter of Pomfret), Tim Brown (French Messenger), Rusty Livingstone (Prince Henry).
Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In the end he is poisoned and his son Henry III becomes King.
DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
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SERIES
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
PUBLISHED
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Year Published: 2001
Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Sutton, Shaun.
Giles, David.
Bloom, Claire, 1931-
Rossiter, Leonard, 1926-1984.
Morris, Mary, 1915-1988.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
SUBJECTS
John, -- King of England, -- 1167-1216 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.