Learning on ScreenWilliam Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Shows the boyhood of Shakespeare in Stratford and his career in London as actor and dramatist. Conveys impressions of the Elizabethan stage, particularly the Globe Theatre. There are short excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Hamlet and Macbeth.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. col. 25 min.
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1955
- Year of production
- 1955
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION (2006)
- Documentation
- Accompanying teacher’s notes.
- Uses
- Secondary and further education.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Globe Theatre; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage
Credits
- Director
- John Barnes
- Producer
- John Barnes
- Cinematographer
- John Barnes; Michael Livesey
- Writer
- Gilbert Aberg; John Barnes
- Contributor
- Levi Fox
- Cast
Raymond Westwell Richard Coe Vaughn Kimber
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation
- Web
- http://www.eb.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 312 347 7944
- Fax
- +1 312 347 7903
- Address
- Chicago, IL 60604
USA
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor
- Name
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
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