King Lear

Price, Richard. (Producer). Hunt, Chris. (Producer, Director). Nunn, Trevor. (Director). Wood, Denise. (Producer). McKellen, Ian. (Actor). Barber, Frances, 1958- (Actor). Dolan, Monica. (Actor). Garai, Romola, 1982- (Actor). Hinton, Peter. (Actor). Hyde, Jonathan, 1948- (Actor). Gaunt, William, 1937- (Actor). McCoy, Sylvester, 1943- (Actor). Winchester, Philip, 1981- (Actor). Meyjes, Ben. (Actor). Williams, Guy. (Actor). Harries, Julian. (Actor). Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 King Lear. (Added Author). Royal Shakespeare Company. (Added Author). Performance Company. (Added Author). Iambic Productions. (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai. (Added Author). PBS Home Video. (Added Author). Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes, Guy Williams, Julian Harries. (Cast).

Summary: 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 as they unleash a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.

Record details

ISBN: 0793670667
ISBN: 9780793670666
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television in 2008; broadcast in the U.S. in 2009. Filmed in high definition at Pinewood Studios. Special features include: interview with Ian McKellen (29 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Paul Wheeler ; editor, David Blackmore, David Thrasher ; music, Seven Edis.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester, Ben Meyjes, Guy Williams, Julian Harries.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, widescreen, enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions; region 1; Dolby digital; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.