Cymbeline

Resource Information

The work Cymbeline represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Cymbeline

Statement of responsibility

by William Shakespeare ; produced by BBC & Time-Life Films ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by Elijah Moshinsky

Contributor

• Bloom, Claire, 1931-
• Delamain, Aimée
• Hendrick, Allan
• Jesson, Paul
• Johnson, Richard, 1927-2015
• Kane, John, 1945 October 27-
• Lindsay, Robert, 1949-
• Lumsden, Geoffrey
• McGinity, Terence
• Mirren, Helen
• Moshinsky, Elijah
• Pennington, Michael, 1943-
• Robson, Nigel, (Tenor)
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Smart, Patsy, 1918-1996
• Sutton, Shaun
• Thomas, Hugh, 1949-
• Young, Nicholas
• Ambrose Video Publishing
• British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
• Time-Life Television

Subject

• Television plays
• Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
• English drama (Comedy) -- Film and video adaptations
• Fathers and daughters -- Drama
• Historical drama, English -- Film and video adaptations
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations
• Televised performances
• Television adaptations

Genre

• Televised performances
• Television adaptations
• Television plays
• Drama
• Film adaptations
• Film and video adaptations

Language

eng

Summary

King Cymbeline's evil second queen forces the king to banish his daughter Imogen's husband, Posthumus. While the queen tries to force Imogen to marry her own son, Posthumus flees to Rome. There he is tricked into believing Imogen has been unfaithful. Imogen disguises herself as a boy and flees the court

Member of

• Shakespeare plays (Television program)
• BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
• Works
• Works

Cataloging source

YVO

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Stephen Oliver ; senior cameraman, David Mutton ; videotape editor, Graham Taylor

Date time place

Taped July 29-Aug. 5, 1982 at the BBC Television studios in London

PerformerNote

Richard Johnson (Cymbeline), Hugh Thomas (Cornelius), Aimée Delamain (Gentlewoman), Claire Bloom (Queen), Helen Mirren (Imogen), Michael Pennington (Posthumus), John Kane (Pisanio), Nicholas Young (Lord), Paul Jesson (Cloten), Robert Lindsay (Iachimo), Geoffrey Lumsden (Philario), Patsy Smart (Helen), Allan Hendrick (Frenchman), Nigel Robson (Singer), Terence McGinity (British Captain), Graham Crowden (Caius Lucius), Michael Gough (Belarius), Geoffrey Burridge (Guiderius), David Creedon (Arviragus), Patricia Hayes (Soothsayer), Peter Aldwyn (British Captain), Ray Mort (Gaoler), Marius Goring (Sicilius Leonatus), Madge Ryan (Mother), Michael Hordern (Jupiter)

Runtime

174

Series statement

• Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Comedy
• BBC Shakespeare plays

Technique

live action