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Summary:

A dramatization of William Shakespeare's historical play, which tells of the intrigues during the first part of Henry's reign, his divorce from Katharine of Aragon, and marriage to Anne Bullen, who gives birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth.

Contributors:

Messina, Cedric

Billington, Kevin

Bloom, Claire, 1931-

Glover, Julian

Stride, John

West, Timothy

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

British Broadcasting Corporation > Television Service

Time-Life Television

Ambrose Video Publishing

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: King Henry VIII [by Shakespeare, W.]

Related Works:

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)

Related Series:

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare > History

Alternate Titles:

Title from credits: King Henry VIII
Title disc label: Henry VIII

Subjects:

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 — Drama

Great Britain — History — Henry VIII, 1509-1547 — Drama

Great Britain — Kings and rulers — Biography — Drama

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Film adaptations

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Henry

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

1509-1547

Kings and rulers

Great Britain

Genres:

Historical films

Biographies

History

Film adaptations

Drama

System Details:

DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.

Performers:

Cast: John Stride (Henry VIII), Timothy West (Cardinal Wolsey), Michael Poole (Cardinal Campeius), Ronald Pickup (Cranmer), Peter Vaughn (Gardiner), David Dodimead (Bishop of Lincoln), Julian Glover (Duke of Buckingham), Jeremy Kemp (Duke of Norfolk), Charles Lloyd Pack (Lord Sands), John Nettleton (Lord Chamberlain), Lewis Fiander (Duke of Suffolk), Oliver Cotton (Earl of Surrey), David Rintoul (Lord Abergavenny), Jack May (Lord Chancellor), Jack McKenzie (Sir Nicholas Vaux), Nigel Lambert (Sir Thomas Lovell), Claire Bloom (Katharine of Aragon), Barbara Kellerman (Anne Bullen), Sylvia Coleridge (Old Lady), Tony Church (Prologue), John Rowe (Cromwell), Alan Leith (Sergeant-at-Arms), John Bailey (Griffith), David Troughton, Adam Bareham, Jeffrey Daunton, John Cater, Roger Lloyd Pack, Michael Gaunt, Emma Kirkby, Sally Home, Michael Walker, John Rhys-Davies, Timothy Barker, Brian Osborne, John Rogan.

Production Credits:

Cameramen, Trevor Wimlett, Mike Winser ; music by James Tyler ; performed by the London Early Music Group ; video-tape editors, Malcolm Banthorpe, Howard Dell.

General Notes:

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1979.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Taped Nov. 27, 1978-Jan. 7, 1979 on location at Leeds Castle, Hever Castle, Penshurst Place, Kent.
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FAM 1979 DVD

OCLC Numbers:

1053055871
46736762 [Invalid]