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Summary:

Spans three decades from the early twenties to World War II, Charles Ryder's relationship with the wild and eccentric Sebastian Flyte and the aristocratic Marchmain family.

Table of Contents:

• Bleak light of day
• Sebastian against the world
• Blow upon a bruise.

Contributors:

Lindsay-Hogg, Michael

Sturridge, Charles

Irons, Jeremy, 1948-

Andrews, Anthony, 1948-

Quick, Diana, 1946-

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989

Gielgud, John, 1904-2000

Bloom, Claire, 1931-

Grace, Nickolas

Jones, Simon, 1950-

Mortimer, John, 1923-2009

Burgon, Geoffrey

Ham, Anthony

Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966

Granada Television

Acorn Media (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed-captioned.
In English.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Brideshead revisited [by Waugh, E.]

Brideshead revisited (Television program)

Subjects:

Upper class families — Drama

Male friendship — Drama

Catholics — Drama

England — Drama

Upper class families

Male friendship

Catholics

England

Genres:

Television programs

Television programs — Great Britain

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation, Dolby digital.

Performers:

Cast: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Nickloas Grace, John Gielgud, Simon Jones, Phoebe Nicholls.

Production Credits:

Film editor, Anthony Ham; music, Geoffrey Burgon.

General Notes:

Originally produced for television in 1981.
From the novel by Evelyn Waugh, adapted by John Mortimer.
DVD special features: 50-minute retrospective documentary, commentaries by Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick and Nickolas Grace. Outtakes; photo gallery; production notes; cast filmographies.
Golden Globes, 1983: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Anthony Andrews); Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (153 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:

BRI DVD

ISBNs:

1569388814
9781569388815

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Acorn Media: 8814

OCLC Numbers:

76065658