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Summary:

Shakespeare's play that portrays the colorful panorama of Medieval English life. The revolt against Henry is finally crushed and the king broods over the uncertain future of his son. Henry IV dies, Falstaff is banished, and Prince Hal is crowned Henry V.

Contributors:

Messina, Cedric

Giles, David

Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989

Finch, Jon, 1941-2012

Gwillim, David

Eddison, Robert

Bruce, Brenda

Dotrice, Michele, 1948-

Cuka, Frances

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

British Broadcasting Corporation > Television Service

Time-Life Television

Ambrose Video Publishing

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Henry IV, Part 2 (Television program : 1979)

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: King Henry IV [by Shakespeare, W.] > Part 2

Related Works:

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)

Related Series:

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare > History

Alternate Titles:

Title on DVD disc label: Henry IV > Part 2
Title on DVD container: Henry IV > Part II

Subjects:

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413 — Drama

Great Britain — History — Henry IV, 1399-1413 — Drama

Great Britain — Kings and rulers — Biography — Drama

Historical films

Feature films

Drama

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413

Henry

1399-1413

Kings and rulers

Great Britain

Genres:

Online media

Internet videos

Drama

Biographies

History

Performers:

Cast: Jon Finch (Henry IV), David Gwillim (Henry, Prince of Wales), Rob Edwards (Prince John of Lancaster), Martin Neil (Prince Humphrey of Gloucester), Roger Davenport (Thomas, Duke of Clarence), Bruce Purchase (Earl of Northumberland), David Neal (Scroop, Archbishop of York), Michael Miller (Lord Mowbray), Richard Bebb (Lord Hastings), John Humphry (Lord Bardolph), Salvin Stewart (Sir John Colville), David Strong (Travers), Carl Oatley (Morton), Rod Beacham (Earl of Warwick), David Buck (Earl of Westmoreland), Brian Poyser (Gower), Ralph Michael (Lord Chief Justice), Anthony Quayle (Sir John Falstaff), Jack Galloway (Poins), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), Bryan Pringle (Pistol), Steven Beard (Peto), John Fowler (Page to Sir John Falstaff), Robert Eddison (Justice Robert Shallow), Leslie French (Justice Silence), Raymond Platt (Servant to Shallow), Frederick Proud (Fang, Sheriff's Officer), Julian Battersby (Ralph Mouldy), Roy Herrick (Simon Shadow), Alan Collins (Thomas Wart), John Tardoff (Francis Feeble), Roger Elliot (Peter Bullcalf), Jenny Laird (Lady Northumberland), Michele Dotrice (Lady Percy, Hotspur's Widow), Brenda Bruce (Hostress Quickly), Frances Cuka (Doll Tearsheet), Tim Brown (Servant to Lord Chief Justice), Colin Dunn (Messenger).

Production Credits:

Senior cameramen, Jim Atkinson, Geoffrey Tindale ; videotape editor, Stan Pow ; script editor Alan Shallcross.

General Notes:

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1979.
Taped Apr. 11-16, 1979 at the BBC Television studios in London.
Streaming Media
Video On Demand
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Digital format: Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : UNT Media Library, 2008. Digitized and made available by UNT Media Library from video distributed by Ambrose Video.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 min.) : sound, color.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1053047061