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All's well that ends well

Title

All's well that ends well (Television program : 1981) All's well that ends well / presented by The British Broadcasting Corporation ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky ; by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television.

Format

DVD, Videodisc

Series

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2000. Ambrose Video.

Published/Produced

New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [between 2000 and 2001]

Description

1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Cast

Celia Johnson (Countess of Rousillon), Ian Charleson (Bertram), Michael Hordern (Lafeu), Angela Down (Helena), Peter Jeffrey (Parolles), Kevin Stoney (Countess's Steward), Donald Sinden (King of France), Robert Lindsay (First French Lord), Dominic Jephcott (Second French Lord), Paul Brooke (Lavache), James Simmons (Bachelor), John Segal (Bachelor), Peter Sands (Bachelor), Yves Aubert (Bachelor), Terence McGinity (First Gentleman), Max Arthur (Second Gentleman), Rosemary Leach (Widow of Florence), Pippa Guard (Diana), Joolia Cappleman (Mariana), Nickolas Grace (The Soldier), Valentine Dyall (The Astringer).

Credits

Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; videotape editor, Graham Taylor ; designer, David Myerscough-Jones ; costume designer, Colin Lavers ; choreographer, Eleanor Fazan ; music composed by Stephen Oliver & conducted by Marcus Dodds.

System details

DVD. System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.

Language

In English with optional English subtitles.

Summary

William Shakespeare's comedy about Helena, the new wife of Count Bertram, who is resorts to chicanery to win the respect and affection of her husband.

Notes

"Comedy"--Container. Special features: DVD includes PC/MAC downloadable complete script in Microsoft Word document format. Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Taped July 23-29, 1980 at the BBC Television studios in London.

Subject headings

Runaway husbands--Drama. Married women--Drama. Impersonation--Drama. Florence (Italy)--Drama.

Genre heading

Drama. Television adaptations. Televised performances. Nonfiction television programs.

Other contributors

Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019, television producer. Moshinsky, Elijah, television director. Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982, actor. Charleson, Ian, actor. Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995, actor. Down, Angela, actor. Jeffrey, Peter, 1929-1999, actor. Sinden, Donald, actor. Brooke, Paul, 1944- actor. Guard, Pippa, actor. Stoney, Kevin, actor. Lindsay, Robert, 1949- actor. Jephcott, Dominic, 1957- actor. Cappleman, Joolia, actor. Television adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. All's well that ends well. British Broadcasting Corporation, production company. Time-Life Television, production company. Ambrose Video Publishing, publisher.

Other titles

Shakespeare plays (Television program)