The life & death of King John

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Label

The life & death of King John

Statement of responsibility

by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Shaun Sutton ; directed by David Giles

Title variation

• Life and death of King John
• King John

Contributor

• Bloom, Claire, 1931-
• Brown, Robert, 1921-2003
• Castle, John, 1940-
• Costigan, George, 1947-
• Flint, John
• Giles, David
• Hibbert, Edward
• Law, Phyllida, 1932-
• Morris, Mary, 1915-1988
• Rossiter, Leonard, 1926-1984
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Sutton, Shaun
• Thaw, John, 1942-2002
• Whymper, William
• Ambrose Video Publishing
• British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
• Time-Life Television

Subject

• Television plays
• Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216 -- Drama
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Drama
• Historical drama, English -- Film adaptations
• John, King of England, 1167-1216 -- Drama
• Televised performances
• Television adaptations

Genre

• Televised performances
• Television adaptations
• Television plays
• Biography
• Drama
• Film adaptations

Language

eng

Summary

Shakespeare's play about the weak and despicable King John, who tries to fend off the royal claims of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who is supported by the King of France. In spite of the support of Faulconbridge, John alienates the English nobility and runs afoul of the Pope. In the end he is poisoned and his son Henry III becomes King

Member of

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

Cataloging source

NSB

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Camera Supervisor, Geoff Feld ; music composed & conducted by Colin Sell ; videotape editor, Stan Pow ; literary consultant, Dr. John Wilders

Date time place

Taped Feb. 1-7, 1984 at the BBC Television studios in London

PerformerNote

Leonard Rossiter (King John), William Whymper (Chatillon), Mary Morris (Queen Elinor), Robert Brown (Earl of Pembroke), John Castle (Earl of Salisbury), John Flint (Lord Bigot), John Thaw (Hubert de Burgh), George Costigan (Philip the Bastard), Edward Hibbert (Robert Faulconbridge), Phyllida Law (Lady Faulconbridge), Mike Lewin (James Gurney), Charles Kay (King Philip of France), Jonathan Coy (Lewis the Dauphin), Luc Owen (Arthur, Duke of Britaine), Gorden Kaye (Lymoges, Duke of Austria), Claire Bloom (Constance), John Moreno (Melun), Ian Barritt (French Herald), Janet Maw (Blanch), Carl Oatley (English Herald), Clifford Parrish (Citizen of Angiers), Richard Wordsworth (Cardinal Pandulph), Ian Brimble (First Executioner), Ronald Chenery (English Messenger), Alan Collins (Peter of Pomfret), Tim Brown (French Messenger), Rusty Livingstone (Prince Henry)

Runtime

120

Series statement

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

Technique

live action