Henry the Fourth: Parts One and Two: The Making of an Ideal King

Synopsis

Educational series. One in a twelve-part series of films made by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (now TV Ontario). The aim was to relate ‘Shakespeare’s timeless ideas and understanding of human motivations to contemporary society’. The press information from NBC Educational Enterprises records that the film shows ‘Prince Hal’s transformation from libertine to responsible leader’. There are quotations from passages which focus on the development of the ideal king.

Series

Explorations in Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1969

Availability

No archive copy or distributor found (2006)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Ed Moser; Kurt Reis

Screenplay

Hugh Webster

Music

Zal Yanovsky

Production Design

Chris Adeney

Production Company

Name

Ontario Educational Communications

Address

Canada