| Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (456 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
[1] Stage left. The importance of being earnest (1986) ; The picture of Dorian Gray (1976) (196 min.) -- [2] Stage right. An ideal husband (1969) ; Lady Windermere's fan (1985) ; The life and loves of Oscar Wilde (1995) (260 min.) |
| Summary |
A collection of four of Oscar Wilde's masterpieces, and a 1995 documentary about his life, his relationship with Alfred Douglas and the trials that destroyed his career. Includes reflections by Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland, and Douglas' grandniece Alice Douglas |
| Notes |
Productions for television originally broadcast from 1969 through 1995 |
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Based on the work of Oscar Wilde |
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Special features: the documentary, "The Life and loves of Oscar Wilde"; dramatis personae for each play |
| Credits |
Importance: producer, Shaun Sutton ; director, Stuart Burge. Picture: producer, Cedric Messina ; director, John Gorrie; dramatist, John Osborne ; music, Joseph Horovitz. Ideal husband: producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Rudolph Cartier. Lady Windemere's fan: producer, Louis Marks ; director, Tony Smith. Life and loves: a BBC/Arts and Entertainment Networks co-production ; producer, Annie Paul |
| Cast |
Importance of being earnest: Joan Plowright, Paul McGann, Amanda Redman, Rupert Frazer, Natalie Ogle, Gemma Jones, Alec McCowen. Picture of Dorian Grey: Jeremy Brett, Peter Firth, John Gielgud, Gwen Ffrangon-Davies, Nan Munro, Mark Dignam, Judi Bowker. Ideal husband: Jeremy Brett, Susan Hampshire, Keith Michell, Dinah Sheridan. Lady Windermere's fan: Helena Little, Tim Woodward, Stephanie Turner, Kenneth Cranham, Sara Kestleman |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unspecified |
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Closed-captioned |
| Subject |
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 -- Film and video adaptations
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Identity (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Paranormal drama.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
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McCowen, Alec.
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Plowright, Joan.
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McGann, Paul.
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Jones, Gemma.
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Firth, Peter, 1953-
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Frazer, Rupert, 1947-
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Redman, Amanda, 1957-
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Bowker, Judi, 1954-
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Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995.
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Ogle, Natalie.
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Ffrangcon-Davies, Gwen, 1891-1992.
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Munro, Nan
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Dignam, Mark, 1909-1989.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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BBC Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790768704 |
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