The Thames Shakespeare Collection (DVD)

A collection of four televised Shakespeare stage plays featuring stars including Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. 'Macbeth' (1978) tells the story of the eponymous general (McKellen), who is encouraged by his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth (Dench), to murder King Duncan (Griffith Jones) in order to take his throne. 'Romeo and Juliet' (1988) follows the Ill-fated love of children from the competing Montague and Capulet families, Romeo (Christopher Neame) and Juliet (Ann Hasson), who fall victim to the ancient rivalry of the two houses. 'Twelfth Night' (1988), the only comedy of the collection, is directed by Kenneth Branagh and features Richard Briers as Malvolio, a pompous steward made to look ridiculous by the manoeuvring of a wealthy court. Finally, 'King Lear' (1988) follows the miserable fate of an old king (Patrick Magee), who decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters and is deceived by flattery into putting his faith in the wrong ones - with tragic consequences.

General

Studio:	Network Press
Release date:	October 2016
Movie released:	1988
Actors:	Ian McKellen • Judi Dench • Griffith Jones • Christopher Neame • Ann Hasson • Richard Briers • Caroline Langrise • Patrick Magee • Ray Smith • Wendy Allnut
Contributors:	Trevor Nunn • Francis Coleman • David Parfitt
Directors:	Joan Kemp-Welch • Kenneth Branagh • Philip Casson • Tony Davenall
Dimensions:	192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Disks:	4
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Languages:	English
Age restriction:	PG
Categories:	DVD > Drama DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	XWL-ASF-7LE-1
Barcode:	5027626461744

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