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Summary:

The greatest actor of the 20th century presents works by great 20th century playwrights.
Hindle wakes. The conventional morals and manners of a North England mill town are overthrown by a young woman with ideas far ahead of her time.
Come back, Little Sheba. A failed doctor fights to stay sober while his wife pines for her lost youth and her lost dog, Sheba.

Table of Contents:

• Hindle wakes Stanley Houghton
• Come back, little Sheba William Inge.

Contributors:

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989

Granger, Derek

Narizzano, Silvio

Howson, June

Hedley, Jack, 1930-

Pleasence, Donald

Leach, Rosemary, 1935-2017

Heywood, Pat, 1927-

Dotrice, Roy, 1923-2017

Woodward, Joanne, 1930-

Fisher, Carrie

Collier, Patience

Campbell, Nicholas, 1952-

Houghton, Stanley, 1881-1913

Inge, William

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

Granada Television

Acorn Media (Firm)

Granada Television International

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Hindle wakes [by Houghton, S.]

Motion picture adaptation of: Come back, little Sheba [by Inge, W.]

Subjects:

Interpersonal relations — Drama

Marriage — Drama

Recovering alcoholics — Drama

Boardinghouses — Drama

Interpersonal relations

Marriage

Recovering alcoholics

Boardinghouses

Genres:

Feature films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Performers:

"Hindle wakes" stars: Donald Pleasence (Nat Jeffcote), Rosemary Leach (Mrs. Jeffcote), Jack Hedley (Chris Hawthorn), Pat Heywood (Mrs. Hawthorn), and Roy Dotrice (Sir Timothy).
"Come back, little Sheba" stars: Laurence Olivier (Doc), Joanne Woodward (Lola), Carrie Fisher (Marie), Patience Collier (Mrs. Coffman), and Nicholas Campbell (Turk).

General Notes:

"A star-studded series of theatre classics"--Container.
Films originally broadcast on television between 1976-1984.
"Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."--On DVD case.
Special features include: play synopses, cast filmographies, and Laurence Olivier biography.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

LAU DVD

ISBNs:

1569388474 (set)
9781569388471 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 054961847495
Publisher Number, Acorn Media: AMP-8474

OCLC Numbers:

969070900
76838153 [Invalid]