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The Resource King Lear, director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey

King Lear, director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey

Label
King Lear
Title
King Lear
Statement of responsibility
director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey
Title variation
King Lear
Title variation remainder
the historic Omnibus production
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Shot live for the prestigious Omnibus series, Orson Welles masterfully plays the title role in the Shakespearean classic about a beleaguered king who is betrayed by the greed of his daughters
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Omnibus (Television program : 1952-1961)
Credits note
Staged by Peter Brook ; music, Virgil Thomson
Date time place
Originally broadcast live on CBS Oct. 11, 1953, on the television program Omnibus
Language note
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing
PerformerNote
  • Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Phillips, David J. Stewart, Alan Badel, Beatrice Straight
  • [Host], Alistair Cooke
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1908-2004
  • 1915-1985
  • 1910-1989
  • 1564-1616
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • McCullough, Andrew
  • Rickey, Fred
  • Cooke, Alistair
  • Welles, Orson
  • Parry, Natasha
  • Moss, Arnold
  • Fletcher, Bramwell
  • Shakespeare, William
  • Archive of American Television
  • E1 Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
82
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lear
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Kings and rulers
  • Aging parents
  • Britons
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
King Lear, director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • "The Archive of American Television presents"--Container
  • "Omnibus, volume 3."
  • Extras include: Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre; Yale Shakespeare Festival; Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare; backstage preview
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (82 min.)
Isbn
9781417232871
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 741952675396
  • 741952675396
Other physical details
sound, black and white
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
10354936
Publisher number
  • E1E-DV-6753
  • 10354936
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn496023952
  • (Sirsi) o496023952
  • (OCoLC)496023952
  • 641058
  • 641058
System details
DVD; 4x3 format (1.33:1), mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
King Lear, director, Andrew McCullough ; producer, Fred Rickey
Publication
Note
  • "The Archive of American Television presents"--Container
  • "Omnibus, volume 3."
  • Extras include: Dr. Frank Baxter on The Globe Theatre; Yale Shakespeare Festival; Walter Kerr on staging Shakespeare; backstage preview
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (82 min.)
Isbn
9781417232871
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 741952675396
  • 741952675396
Other physical details
sound, black and white
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
10354936
Publisher number
  • E1E-DV-6753
  • 10354936
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn496023952
  • (Sirsi) o496023952
  • (OCoLC)496023952
  • 641058
  • 641058
System details
DVD; 4x3 format (1.33:1), mono
Video recording format
DVD

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