Shakespeare retold
(DVD) 

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Published
[England?] : BBC Video :, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 822.33 Sha
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Southside - Media
DVD 822.33 Sha
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Published
[England?] : BBC Video :, [2007].
Language
English
UPC
00794051289025, 794051289025

Notes

General Note
All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare.
General Note
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005.
General Note
Some credits from container.
General Note
Special features: Interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Greenhalgh (1st film), Nic Knowland (2nd film), Alan Almond (3rd film), Tony Miller (4th film) ; editor, Kristina Hetherington (1st film), Chris Ridsdale (2nd film), Catherine Creed (3rd film), Mark Thornton (4th film) ; music, Tim Atack (1st film), Kevin Sargent (2nd film), Hal Lindes (3rd film), Charlie Mole (4th film).
Participants/Performers
(Much ado about nothing): Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, Derek Riddell, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, Anthony O'Donnell, Martin Jarvis ; (Macbeth): James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage ; (The taming of the shrew): Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Jaime Murray, Simon Chandler, David Mitchell, Santiago Cabrera ; (A midsummer night's dream): Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas, Dean Lennox Kelly, William Ash, Rupert Evans, Zoe Tapper, Michelle Bonnard.
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, DVD-9, NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo ; 16:9 enhanced.
Language
Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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