Internet Shakespeare Editions

Shakespeare in Performance: Film

King John (1952)

TitleKing John
Year1952
Release LocationsGB
MediumVideo
Length1 hrs, 58 mins
Play ConnectionsKing John (teleplay)

Description

Only the second time that King John had been placed on screen, following the lost 1899 Sir Herbert Tree film. The BBC employed 36 actors in this live performance and expanded its spatial horizons by inserting some filmed sequences. There was also generous use of canned music. Unfortunately the scripts have been destroyed

Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14

Cast Overview

King JohnDonald Wolfit
Queen ElinorUna Venning
Prince HenryCavan Malone
Prince ArthurMichael Croudson
ConstanceSonia Dresdel
Blanch Of SpainJudith Stott
Lady FaulconbridgeMogan Latimer
PhilipJoseph O'Conor
FaulconbridgeJohn Southworth
PembrokeRoderick Lovell
SalisburyMaurice Colbourne
De BurghWilliam Devlin
Peter Of PomfretMichael Raghan
English HeraldDavid Woodman
King PhilipJames Dale
DauphinRichard Bebb
Duke Of AustriaVictor Lucas
ChatillionRobert Sansom
French HeraldJohn Arnold
Cardinal PandulphElwyn Brook-Jones

Production Team and Crew Overview

ProducerStephen Harrison
Stage ManagerDenis Bedford
Stage ManagerGuy Brenton
Stage ManagerPeter Mullins

Company Overview

Producer BBC Enterprises

Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell