Uniform Title |
Hollow crown (Television program) |
Title |
Season two, The Wars of the Roses. [Discs 5-7]. The hollow crown collection. Season two, The Wars of the Roses. |
Published |
Australia : Carnival Film & Television : Distributed by Via Vision Entertainment, ©2015. |
Description |
3 DVD-videos (379 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Via Vision Entertainment : VVE985 (on discs). |
Included in The Hollow Crown Collection, ISBN: 9337369010663 ; Via Vision Entertainment: VVE1066 (container). |
Originally broadcast as a series of made-for-TV movies on the BBC Two network in the United Kingdom in 2016. |
The Hollow Crown : The Wars of the Roses follows on from The Hollow Crown, broadcast as a television program in 2012. |
Special features: The making of The Hollow Crown : The Wars of the Roses ; Deleted scenes. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Henry VI, part 1 -- Disc 2. Henry VI, part 2 -- Disc 3. Richard III. |
Credits |
Directed by Dominic Cooke. |
Performers |
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Sturridge. |
Summary |
These three screen adaptations, Henry VI in two parts and Richard III, tell the story of 'The Wars of the Roses', an exceptionally turbulent period of British history. Shakespeare's plays are filmed in the visually breath-taking landscape and architecture of the period. These exhilarating and emotionally charged films feature some of Shakespeare's most eloquent and powerful language. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+ |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 1.78:1. |
Language note |
English. |
Subjects |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations |
Henry -- VI,King of England,1421-1471 -- Drama |
Richard -- III,King of England,1452-1485 -- Drama |
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama |
Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 -- Drama |
Genre |
Historical television programs |
Television adaptations |
Made-for-TV movies |
Fiction television programs |
Other Names |
Cooke, Dominic director. |
Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor. |
Bonneville, Hugh actor. |
Dench, Judi, 1934- actor. |
Okonedo, Sophie actor. |
Sturridge, Tom actor. |
Television adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry VI. |
Television adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Richard III. |
Added titles |
Henry VI, part 1 (Made-for-TV movie : 2016) |
Henry VI, part 2 (Made-for-TV movie : 2016) |
Richard III (Made-for-TV movie : 2016) |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Bonneville, Hugh .
- Cooke, Dominic .
- Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- .
- Dench, Judi, 1934- .
- Okonedo, Sophie .
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry VI. .
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Richard III. .
- Sturridge, Tom .
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