Learning on ScreenKing Richard II
- Alternative title
- Richard II
- Synopsis
- Television production of the play directed for stage by George Schaefer and for NBC by Albert McCleery with Maurice Evans in the title role. Heralded as a major cultural invasion into the world of commercial television. The production values are extravagant with the result that what is seen is a cluttered pageant rather than a play inhabited by generally unimpressive performances.
- Series
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Notes
- Budget $175,000 financed wholly by Hallmark; a large part of this budget went into the construction of the sets.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Director
- Albert McCleery; George Schaefer
- Producer
- Albert McCleery
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Herbert Menges
- Costume
- Noel Taylor
- Art Direction
- Richard Sylbert
- Cast
Bruce Gordon Fredric Worlock Jonathan Harris Kent Smith Louis Hector Maurice Evans Morton da Costa Ralph Clanton Richard Purdy Sarah Churchill Whitford Kane
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Hallmark Cards
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
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