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Summary:

After the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur. The play also treats the moral development of the king's son Hal (later Henry V) as he appears to waste his youth in London taverns in the company of the irresponsible Sir John Falstaff.

Contributors:

Messina, Cedric

Giles, David

Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989

Gwillim, David

Finch, Jon, 1941-2012

Pigott-Smith, Tim

Dotrice, Michele, 1948-

Bruce, Brenda

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 IV [by Shakespeare, W.] > Part 1

Related Works:

BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)

Related Series:

Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare > History

Alternate Titles:

Title on disc label: Henry IV > Part 1
Title on container: Henry IV > Part I

Subjects:

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

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

Great Britain — Kings and rulers — Biography — Drama

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Film adaptations

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413

Henry

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

1399-1413

Kings and rulers

Great Britain

Genres:

Feature films

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: Anthony Quayle (Sir John Falstaff), Jon Finch (Henry IV), David Gwillim (Prince Hal), Tim Pigott-Smith (Henry Percy, Hotspur), Michele Dotrice (Lady Percy), Brenda Bruce (Mistress Quickly), Rob Edwards (Prince John of Lancaster), David Buck (Earl of Westmoreland), Robert Brown (Sir Walter Blunt), Clive Swift (Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester), Bruce Purchase (Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland), Robert Morris (Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March), John Cairney (Archibald, Earl of Douglas), David Neal (Scroop, Archbishop of York), Norman Rutherford (Sir Michael), Richard Owens (Owen Glendower), Terence Wilton (Sir Richard Vernon), Jack Galloway (Poins), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), Steven Beard (Peto), Sharon Morgan (Lady Mortimer), Mike Lewin (First Carrier), David Bailie (Second Carrier), Douglas Milvain (Chamberlain), Neville Barber (Sheriff), George Winter (Servant to Hotspur), Michael Heath (First Messenger), Malcolm Hughes (Second Messenger).

Production Credits:

Senior cameramen, Jim Atkinson, David Mutton ; video-tape editor, Stan Pow.

General Notes:

Public performance rights included.
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1979.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Taped Mar. 7-12, 1979 at the BBC Television studios in London.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (147 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:

FIR 1979 DVD

OCLC Numbers:

46358245