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Box set featuring six Shakespeare adaptations starring legendary actor Laurence Olivier. In 'King Lear' (1983), the ageing King Lear (Olivier) decides to split his kingdom between three daughters - Regan, Cordelia and Goneril - with each receiving a share appropriate to the amount of love they feel for him. However, when the faithful Cordelia refuses to protest her devotion, an enraged Lear foolishly cedes complete control to the devious remaining siblings - with terrible results. In 'Henry V' (1944), the young king (Olivier) puts his rakish past behind him and rallies his men to invade France, winning against the enemy's superior numbers. The film was shot in Ireland to avoid the constant bombardment of the Blitz and Olivier was discharged from the Navy to make the film. In 'Hamlet' (1948), Hamlet (Olivier), Prince of Denmark, is still mourning over the death of his father and his mother Gertrude's (Eileen Herlie) subsequent remarriage to Hamlet's despised uncle, Claudius (Basil Sydney), who is now King. When his father's ghost appears to Hamlet and reveals that it was Claudius who murdered him, the young prince vows revenge. However, a fatal flaw in his character - hesitation - mars his efforts, resulting in murder, madness and treachery. In 'The Merchant of Venice' (1974), Jewish moneylender Shylock (Olivier) provides young Antonio (Anthony Nichols) with a loan, stating that if it is not repaid he will claim a pound of flesh. When Antonio's bond defaults, Shylock attempts to claim his grisly compensation in a court of law, but Portia (Joan Plowright) pleads Antonio's case. In 'Richard III' (1955), Olivier stars as the cold and calculating king, a treacherous and untrustworthy fellow who makes plans to kill anyone who threatens his position. Henry Stafford (Ralph Richardson), the Duke of Clarence (John Gielgud) and Lady Anne Neville (Claire Bloom) are just some of those moving in his orbit. 'As You Like It' (1936) was filmed in England in 1936 when Olivier was still considered a promising young actor rather than one of the finest thespians ever, as he would later become, this is his first filmed Shakespeare performance and thus a milestone in film history.

Typ: DVD / Box Set

SKÅDESPELARE:
Laurence Olivier
Colin Blakely
Anna Calder-Marshall
John Hurt
Jeremy Kemp
Marc Clement
Lou Crisuolo
Peter Elliot
Jayne Lindsay-Gray
Ted Prichard
Richard Rhodes
Alan Sader
Larry Souder
George Yiasomi
Robert Lang
Robert Lindsay
Leo McKern
Diana Rigg
David Threlfall
Dorothy Tutin
Robert Newton
Leslie Banks
Esmond Knight
Leo Genn
Felix Aylmer
Ralph Truman
Harcourt Williams
Ivy St Helier
Ernest Thesiger
Max Adrian
Eileen Herlie
Basil Sydney
Jean Simmons
Norman Wooland
Terence Morgan
Stanley Holloway
John Laurie
Anthony Quayle
Peter Cushing
Patrick Troughton
Niall MacGinnis
John Gielgud
Joan Plowright
Jeremy Brett
Michael Jayston
Anthony Nicholls
Ralph Richardson
Claire Bloom
Alec Clunes
Stanley Baker
Pamela Brown
Michael Gough
Cedric Hardwicke
Helen Haye
Mary Kerridge
Clive Morton
Laurence Naismith
Andrew Cruickshank
Nicholas Hannen
Henry Ainley
Stuart Robertson
Leon Quartermaine
Austin Trevor
Lionel Braham
J Fisher White
McKenzie Ward
Aubrey Mather

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: 7 DVD
Regi: Michael Elliott, Laurence Olivier, Reginald Beck, John Sichel, Paul Czinner
Region: 2
Språk: English
Text: Nej
Längd: 823 min
Distributör: ITV Studios

Streckkod: 5037115258137
SKU: 883099

EXTRAS:
- Interviews: Michael Parkinson interviews Laurence Olivier