The winter's tale /
King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Ambrose Video Publishing,
[1987?]
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| Series: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Ambrose Video Publishing)
Shakespeare plays. |
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| Summary: | King Leontes unjustly accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with King Polixenes. He imprisons Hermione, who falls into a swoon he believes is death, and orders her infant daughter to be abandoned on the shore. Sixteen years later, their daughter falls in love with Polixenes's son and when they come to Leontes' kingdom, her identity is revealed. Leontes and Polixenes become friends again, and Hermione is found to be alive after all. |
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| Item Description: | Videocassette release of the 1980 production. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (173 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Jim Atkinson ; editor, Ron Bowman ; music, Stephen Oliver ; costumes, John Peacock. |