Shakespeare retold
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing BasementDR 14601#1-2On Shelf

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
794051289025, 00794051289025

Notes

General Note
Four Shakespeare adaptations.
General Note
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: interviews with the stars and production team of all four plays ; Dolby Digital ; widescreen presentation ; scene selection.
General Note
All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Greenhalgh (1st film), Nic Knowland (2nd film), Alan Almond (3rd film), Tony Miller (4th film) ; editor, Kristina Hetherington (1st film), Chris Ridsdale (2nd film), Catherine Creed (3rd film), Mark Thornton (4th film) ; music, Tim Atack (1st film), Kevin Sargent (2nd film), Hal Lindes (3rd film), Charlie Mole (4th film).
Participants/Performers
Much ado about nothing: Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, Derek Riddell, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, Anthony O'Donnell, Martin Jarvis.
Participants/Performers
Macbeth: James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage.
Participants/Performers
The taming of the shrew: Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Jaime Murray, Simon Chandler, David Mitchell, Santiago Cabrera.
Participants/Performers
A midsummer night's dream: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas, Dean Lennox Kelly, William Ash, Rupert Evans, Zoe Tapper, Michelle Bonnard.
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant ; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors ; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort ; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Percival, B., Nicholls, D., Moffatt, P., Brozel, M., Wainwright, S., Richards, D., Bowker, P., Fraiman, E., Parish, S., Piper, B., McAvoy, J., Hawes, K., Armitage, R., Henderson, S., Sewell, R., Tompkinson, S., Paterson, B., James, L., Small, S., Vegas, J., O'Donnell, A., Jarvis, M., Murray, J., Chandler, S., Cabrera, S., Evans, R., Shakespeare, W., Lewis, D., & Staunton, I. (2007). Shakespeare retold . Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brian Percival et al.. 2007. Shakespeare Retold. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brian Percival et al.. Shakespeare Retold Warner Home Video, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Percival, Brian, et al. Shakespeare Retold Warner Home Video, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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