William Shakespeare's Richard II.
Publisher number: DVD 829 138 3 11 | Universal Playback (box set)DVD 829 147 2 11 | Universal PlaybackPublication details: United Kingdom : Universal/Playback, 2012.Description: 1 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:- Richard II
- The Hollow Crown : William Shakepeare's Richard II
- The Hollow Crown - Richard II
- Directed by Rupert Goold ; producer, Rupert Ryle-Hodges ;adapted by Rupert Goold and Ben Power.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | DVD | RIC | Available | 071158 |
Bonus features: the making of Richard II, with cast and crew interviews.
"As seen on BBC" -- Container.
Issued as part of a 4-disc box set entitled: The hollow crown with: Henry IV (2 discs) and Henry V (1 disc).
Directed by Rupert Goold ; producer, Rupert Ryle-Hodges ;adapted by Rupert Goold and Ben Power.
Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, David Suchet, David Morrissey, Lindsay Duncan, James Purefoy, Clemence Poesy, Tom Hughes, David Bradley, Patrick Stewart.
"After halting a duel between warring nobles Bolingbroke (Rory Kinnear) and Mowbray (James Purefoy), Richard II (Ben Whishaw) banishes both men from his kingdom. Following the death of Bolingbroke's father, John of Gaunt (Patrick Stewart), Richard seizes his money and land to pay for wars against rebels in Ireland. Bolingbroke returns to claim his birthright and more." -- Container
DVD; PAL; region 2,4; anamorphic widescreen.
