King Lear
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Special features: Exclusive interview with Ian McKellen.
Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester.
Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, filmed in High Definition.
Contents: King Lear.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[New York, NY] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009]
Year Published: 2009
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 173 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0793670667
9780793670666
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Price, Richard, 1949-
Hunt, Chris.
Wood, Denise.
Nunn, Trevor.
McKellen, Ian.
Barber, Frances, 1958-
Dolan, Monica.
Garai, Romola, 1982-
Hinton, Peter.
Hyde, Jonathan, 1948-
Matthews, Seymour.
Gaunt, William.
McCoy, Sylvester.
Winchester, Philip.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performance Company.
Iambic Productions.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
PBS Home Video.
SUBJECTS
Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Abdication.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Conspiracy -- Drama.
Avarice -- Drama.
Television melodramas.
Televised plays.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.