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(0)John Gielgud
1) The sonnets
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English
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This new edition focuses on the Sonnets as poetry - sometimes strikingly individual poems, but often subtly interlinked in thematic, imagistic and other groupings. Gwynne Evans and Anthony Hecht also address the many questions that cast a veil of mystery over the genesis of the Sonnets: to what extent are they autobiographical? What is the nature of the 'love', strongly expressed, between the 'poet', the 'youth' and the 'Dark Lady'? Can they, apart...
3) Richard II
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1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Richard II.
4) Gold
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After being appointed general manager of a gold mind, Rod Slater plans to flood it in order to make a fortune.
6) Becket
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1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
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English
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Charles is from a family with little money. Sebastian's family is wealthy. The two become friends at Oxford. When Sebastian invites his friend to dinner, Charles becomes involved with Sebastian's family. After Charles becomes an officer in the British Army he and his company are moved to an English country house that he realizes is Sebastian's family home. Here he discovers memories of his youth and young manhood, his loves, life, and a journey of...