Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Richard II 2.1; 5.5 (1974, Peter Seabourne)
| Title | Richard II 2.1; 5.5 |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Peter Seabourne |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 12 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | high school |
| Play Connections | Richard II (scene(s)) |
| Series | The Shakespeare Series [IFB] |
Description
In this eighth unit of The Shakespeare Series, there are sequences from Richard II featuring old John of Gaunt's celebrated deathbed speech (2.1), and King Richard's melancholy soliloquy in the dungeon at Pomfret (5.5.). (For others in this series, see numbers 22, 131, 164, 232, 326, 430, 467, 510, 556, 601 and 619.) For background, see 22, above
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
| Richard II | Colin Farrell |
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| John Of Gaunt | Mark Kingston |
| Duke Of York | Paul Chapman |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Peter Seabourne |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell