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The life and death of King John /

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A dramatization of Shakespeare's play King John in which he condensed events of the reign of the British monarch, expanded incidents for dramatic effect, completely rewrote the verse and adopted an attitude of dispassionate objectivity regarding the national and religious controversies.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Television, Ambrose Video Publishing
Other Authors: Rossiter, Leonard, 1926-1984, Morris, Mary, 1915-1988, Castle, John, 1940-, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Giles, David
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Ambrose Video Publishing, [1988?]
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Ambrose Video Publishing)
Shakespeare plays.
Subjects:
John, > King of England, > 1167-1216 > Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A dramatization of Shakespeare's play King John in which he condensed events of the reign of the British monarch, expanded incidents for dramatic effect, completely rewrote the verse and adopted an attitude of dispassionate objectivity regarding the national and religious controversies.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1984 production.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videocassettes (156 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Geoff Feld ; editor, Stan Pow ; music, Colin Sell ; costumes, Juanita Waterson.