King Lear
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Port Washington, N.Y. : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Port Washington, N.Y. : Distributed by E1 Entertainment, [2010].
Language
English
UPC
741952675396

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General Note
"The historic Omnibus production"--Disc label & container.
General Note
"Omnibus, volume 3."--End credits.
General Note
"Omnibus produced by Robert Saudek Associates"--Container.
General Note
Special features: Backstage preview of Omnibus: King Lear (10/11/53); Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre (11/29/53); Alistair Cooke: live remote from the Yale Shakespeare Festival, including scenes from "The merry wives of Windsor" (2/21/54); Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare, including scenes from "Hamlet" (1/30/55). Booklet with contributions by Peter Brook and Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed and conducted by Virgil Thomson.
Participants/Performers
Host, Alistair Cooke.
Participants/Performers
Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast live on CBS Oct. 18, 1953, on the television program Omnibus.
Description
An abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the characters of Edgar and Edmund. King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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