Timon of Athens /

Presents Shakespeare's play about a noble Athenian who finds himself in financial difficulties and discovers that the friends who used to fawn on him now refuse to help him. Cursing mankind, Timon leaves Athens and settles in a cave where he finds buried treasure. He meets Alcibiades, a banishe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Time-Life Television, Ambrose Video Publishing
Other Authors:	Pryce, Jonathan, Shrapnel, John, Rodway, Norman, 1929-2001, 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:	Feature films.

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Summary:	Presents Shakespeare's play about a noble Athenian who finds himself in financial difficulties and discovers that the friends who used to fawn on him now refuse to help him. Cursing mankind, Timon leaves Athens and settles in a cave where he finds buried treasure. He meets Alcibiades, a banished general, and finances an expedition against Athens. Alcibiades negotiates peace, but Timon dies alone in his cave.
Item Description:	Camera, Jim Atkinson ; editor, Malcolm Banthorpe ; music, Stephen Oliver ; costumes, Colin Lavers. Videocassette release of the 1981 production. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (128 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.