Learning on ScreenRichard II: An Introduction
- Synopsis
- Part of a series of educational films intended to serve as an introduction to each play’s theme or atmosphere. Designed to reproduce the conditions of acting in Elizabethan times such as having the same actors play several roles, thus showing how the plays were originally written for a specific company of actors. Includes extracts from Act II ii and Act V v.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1972
- Duration
- 12 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution (2005).
Credits
- Director
- Peter Seabourne
- Producer
- John Seabourne
- Writer
- Peter Seabourne
- Cast
David Suchet George Woodbridge Michael Pennington Peter Kelly Roy Marsden William Russell
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage
Notes
- Uses
- Secondary and further education.
Production Company
- Name
Anvil Films
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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