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The life and death of King John /

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A dramatization of Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In...

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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
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Publishing, [1987?]
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Ambrose Video Publishing)
Shakespeare plays.
Subjects:
John, > King of England, > 1167-1216 > Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
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Summary:A dramatization of Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In the end, he is poisoned and his son Henry III becomes King.
Item Description:Title on cassette label: King John.
Videocassette release of the 1984 production.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (158 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Geoff Feld ; editor, Stan Pow ; music, Colin Sell ; costumes, Juanita Waterson.