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As You Like It (1978)

Alternative title
The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis
Television production of As You Like It filmed on location at Glamis Castle. Helen Mirren is Rosalind.
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; United States
Medium
Television; Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 150 min.
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of production
1978
Notes
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
As You Like It
As You Like It (Sp)

Credits

Director
Basil Coleman
Producer
Cedric Messina
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Geoffrey Burgon
Costume
Robin Faser-Pye
Art Direction
Don Taylor
Contributor
Alan Shallcross
Cast
Angharad Rees 
Arthur Hewlett 
Barry Holden 
Brian Stirner 
Carl Forgione 
Chris Sullivan 
Clive Francis 
David Lloyd Meredith 
David Prowse 
Helen Mirren 
James Bolam 
Jeffrey Holland 
John Moulder-Brown 
John Quentin 
London Pro Musica 
Marilyn Le Conte 
Max Harvey 
Maynard Williams 
Mike Lewin 
Paul Bentall 
Paul Phoenix 
Peter Tullo 
Richard Easton 
Richard Pasco 
Timothy Bateson 
Tom McDonnell 
Tony Church 
Victoria Plucknett 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£12.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
150 minutes
Year
2005

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£6.00 FFVC)
Availability
Hire
Duration/Size
150 minutes
Year
2004

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Name

Time-Life Films Inc

Phone
0101 201 843 4545
Address
PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA

Archive

Name

BoB

Email
bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
Web
https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH
Notes
Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Simply Home Entertainment

Email
info@simplyhe.co.uk
Web
https://www.simplyhe.com External site opens in new window
Phone
0844 848 2000
Address
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
Notes
Online retailer specialising in DVDs on aviation, maritime, military and transport history, British heritage and some more general non-fiction topics, as well as television dramas and documentaries. Sale online or via retail outlets. Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment.
Name

Trumedia Ltd

Contact
Bill Cotton
Email
sales@trumedia.co.uk
Web
https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 847837
Fax
01865 847837
Address
9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY
Notes
Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.
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