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 DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Ambrose Video Publishing,
[2000 or 2001]
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| Series: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Ambrose Video Publishing : DVD videodiscs)
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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: | Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981. Digitally remastered, picture and sound enhanced. Special feature: PC/Mac downloadable script. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Videotape editor, Ron Bowman ; senior cameramen, Jim Atkinson ; costume designer, John Peacock ; title music composed by Stephen Oliver ; incidental music composed by Dudley Simpson. |