King Lear

Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 King Lear. (Added Author). Royal Shakespeare Company. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). PBS Home Video. (Added Author). Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester. (Cast).

Summary: Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cornelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. Goneril and Regan's true colors emerge, they uncover a vast conspiracy of greed and cruelty within the once loyal dynasty.

Record details

ISBN: 0793670667
ISBN: 9780793670666
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD-video (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [New York] : Distributed by PBS Home Video ; [Edmonton] : Distribution Access [distributor], [2009].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television on the television show Great Performances in 2008. Special features include exclusive interview with Ian McKellen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producers, Richard Price, Chris Hunt ; producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Denise Wood ; directors, Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, William Gaunt, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Winchester.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby digital; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Closed captioned.