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Ian McKellen: acting Shakespeare

Title
Ian McKellen: acting Shakespeare [videorecording] / Produced by Andrew Susskind ; executive producer, David Susskind ; conceived by Ian McKellen ; original production staged by Sean Mathias ; directed for television by Kirk Browning ; a preview presentation by IBM.
Publication
New York, c1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Susskind, Andrew
  • Susskind, David, 1920-1987
  • McKellen, Ian
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Mathias, Sean
  • Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008
  • Greenfield, William E
  • Greenwood, Jane
  • O'Brien, Mortimer J.
  • International Business Machines Corporation.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (85 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Actor Ian McKellen performs scenes from Shakespeare's plays and reads selections from the sonnets, with supporting lecture material on the linguistic and cultural background of Shakespeare's work and on dramatic technique.
Alternative Title
Acting Shakespeare
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Television.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting director, William Greenfield ; costume designer, Jane Greenwood ; stage manager, Mortimer J. O'Brien.
Performer (note)
  • Starring Ian McKellen.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the CBS Broadcast Center, New York, N.Y., Dec. 1981. Originally broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., April 26, 1982.
Call Number
NCOX 259
OCLC
1021281938
Title
Ian McKellen: acting Shakespeare [videorecording] / Produced by Andrew Susskind ; executive producer, David Susskind ; conceived by Ian McKellen ; original production staged by Sean Mathias ; directed for television by Kirk Browning ; a preview presentation by IBM.
Imprint
New York, c1982.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Lighting director, William Greenfield ; costume designer, Jane Greenwood ; stage manager, Mortimer J. O'Brien.
Cast
Starring Ian McKellen.
Event
Videotaped at the CBS Broadcast Center, New York, N.Y., Dec. 1981. Originally broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., April 26, 1982.
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Added Author
Susskind, Andrew, producer.
Susskind, David, 1920-1987, producer.
McKellen, Ian, conceptor.
McKellen, Ian, actor.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Mathias, Sean, director.
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, television director.
Greenfield, William E, lighting designer.
Greenwood, Jane, costume designer.
O'Brien, Mortimer J., production stage manager.
International Business Machines Corporation.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Research Call Number
NCOX 259
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