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A television adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Broadway Theatre Archive
Other Authors: Papp, Joseph, Kassel, Virginia, Sherin, Edwin, Jones, James Earl, Watson, Douglass, 1921-1989, Sorvino, Paul, Julia, Raul, Cash, Rosalind, Chamberlin, Lee, Holly, Ellen, 1931-, Gross, Charles, 1934-, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Thirteen WNET : The Broadway Theatre Archive, [between 1990 and 1999?]
Subjects:
Lear, > King of England (Legendary character) > Drama.
Television adaptations.
Description
Summary:A television adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the production of Thirteen/WNET for Theater in America on PBS, originally broadcast 2/20/74.
"A production of Thirteen/WNET for Theater in America on PBS 2/20/74." -- Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videocassette (180 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director, Edwin Sherin ; producer for public television, Virginia Kassel ; music, Charles Gross.