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Laurence Olivier presents, Granada TV

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Summary
The greatest actor of the 20th century presents six works by great 20th century playwrights. A collection of filmed stage plays from the British television program. Cat on a hot tin roof: A rich plantation owner and his family come to grips with their greed, envy, and self-delusion. -- The collection: What did, or did not, take place in a Leeds hotel ruffles the lives of four habitués of fashionable London. -- Hindle wakes: An independent young mill worker refuses to bow to convention after an indiscretion with the boss's son. -- Come back, Little Sheba: Loss and regret bubble to the surface of a trouble marriage after a young boarder moves in. Saturday, Sunday, Monday: A monumental argument erupts, smolders, and subsides over a weekend in the life of a boisterous Italian family. -- The ebony tower: A young artist studying the work of a great painter becomes intrigued by the elderly man's female companions
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (509 min.)
Note
  • Originally broadcast on television between 1976-1984
  • "Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."--DVD case
  • Special features: bonus novella "The ebony tower"; play synopses; cast filmographies; Laurence Olivier biography
Contents
  • Hindle wakes
  • Stanley Houghton
  • [ca. 1 hr., 18 min., 1976]
  • Come back, little Sheba
  • William Inge
  • [ca. 1 hr., 31 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 3 (ca. 178 min.)
  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday
  • Eduardo de Filippo ; adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 1 (ca. 162 min.)
  • bonus novella
  • Ebony tower
  • John Fowles
  • [ca. 1 hr., 19 min., 1984]
  • Cat on a hot tin roof
  • Tennessee Williams
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1976]
  • Collection
  • Harold Pinter
  • [ca. 1 hr., 4 min. 1976]
  • Vol. 2 (ca. 169 min.)
Isbn
9781569388471
Instance
Label
Laurence Olivier presents
Title
Laurence Olivier presents
Statement of responsibility
Granada TV
Title variation
Star-studded series of theatre classics
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The greatest actor of the 20th century presents six works by great 20th century playwrights. A collection of filmed stage plays from the British television program. Cat on a hot tin roof: A rich plantation owner and his family come to grips with their greed, envy, and self-delusion. -- The collection: What did, or did not, take place in a Leeds hotel ruffles the lives of four habitués of fashionable London. -- Hindle wakes: An independent young mill worker refuses to bow to convention after an indiscretion with the boss's son. -- Come back, Little Sheba: Loss and regret bubble to the surface of a trouble marriage after a young boarder moves in. Saturday, Sunday, Monday: A monumental argument erupts, smolders, and subsides over a weekend in the life of a boisterous Italian family. -- The ebony tower: A young artist studying the work of a great painter becomes intrigued by the elderly man's female companions
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Laurence Olivier presents (Television program)
Credits note
[Vol. 1]: produced by Derek Granger and Laurence Olivier ; written by Tennessee Williams and Harold Pinter ; directed by Robert Moore and Michael Apted. [Vol. 2]: produced by Laurence Olivier and June Howson ; written by Stanley Houghton and William Inge ; directed by Silvio Narizzano, June Howson, and Laurence Olivier. [Vol. 3]: producers, Laurence Olivier and Roy Roberts ; written by Eduardo de Filippo and John Fowles ; adapted by Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall, and John Mortimer ; directed by Alan Bridges and Robert Knights. Theme music, Purcell ... [et al.] ; arranger, Michael Lankester
Dewey number
791.43/75
Intended audience
Not rated ; "The ebony tower": Not rated but contains some nudity
LC call number
PN1995.9.M45
LC item number
.L3874634 2006
PerformerNote
  • "Cat on a hot tin roof" cast: Laurence Olivier (Big Daddy), Natalie Wood (Margaret), Robert Wagner (Brick), Maureen Stapleton (Big Mamma), Mary Peach (Mae), and Jack Hedley (Gooper)
  • "The collection" cast: Laurence Olivier (Harry), Alan Bates (James), Malcolm McDowell (Bill), and Helen Mirren (Stella)
  • "Hindle wakes" cast: Donald Pleasence (Nat Jeffcote), Rosemary Leach (Mrs. Jeffcote), Jack Hedley (Chris Hawthorn), Pat Heywood (Mrs. Hawthorn), and Roy Dotrice (Sir Timothy)
  • "Come back, little Sheba" cast: Laurence Olivier (Doc), Joanne Woodward (Lola), Carrie Fisher (Marie), Patience Collier (Mrs. Coffman), and Nicholas Campbell (Turk)
  • "Saturday, Sunday, Monday" cast: Laurence Olivier (Antonio), Joan Plowright (Rosa), Frank Finlay (Peppino), and Edward Woodward (Luigi)
  • "The ebony tower" cast: Laurence Olivier (Henry Breasley), Roger Rees (David Williams), Greta Scacchi (Mouse), and Toyah Willcox (Freak)
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1907-1989
  • 1911-1983
  • 1930-2008
  • 1927-1984
  • 1881-1913
  • 1906-1975
  • 1900-1984
  • 1926-2005
  • 1929-2005
  • 1923-2009
  • 1927-2013
  • 1930-
  • 1934-
  • 1930-
  • 1934-2003
  • 1943-
  • 1935-2017
  • 1927-
  • 1923-2017
  • 1930-
  • 1910-1987
  • 1952-
  • 1926-2016
  • 1930-2009
  • 1944-2015
  • 1958-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Olivier, Laurence
  • Granger, Derek
  • Williams, Tennessee
  • Pinter, Harold
  • Moore, Robert
  • Apted, Michael
  • Howson, June
  • Houghton, Stanley
  • Inge, William
  • Narizzano, Silvio
  • Roberts, Roy
  • De Filippo, Eduardo
  • Fowles, John
  • Waterhouse, Keith
  • Hall, Willis
  • Mortimer, John
  • Bridges, Alan
  • Knights, Robert
  • Wood, Natalie
  • Wagner, Robert
  • Stapleton, Maureen
  • Peach, Mary
  • Hedley, Jack
  • Bates, Alan
  • McDowell, Malcolm
  • Mirren, Helen
  • Pleasence, Donald
  • Leach, Rosemary
  • Heywood, Pat
  • Dotrice, Roy
  • Woodward, Joanne
  • Fisher, Carrie
  • Collier, Patience
  • Campbell, Nicholas
  • Plowright, Joan
  • Finlay, Frank
  • Woodward, Edward
  • Rees, Roger
  • Scacchi, Greta
  • Willcox, Toyah
  • Granada Television
  • Granada Media (Firm)
  • Acorn Media (Firm)
Runtime
509
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Plantation owners
  • Families
  • Retail trade
  • Fashion designers
  • Hotels
  • Young women
  • Cities and towns
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Marriage
  • Verbal self-defense
  • Painters
  • Families on television
  • Plantation life
  • Family life
  • Retail trade
  • Fashion designers
  • Hotels and motels
  • Young women
  • Cities and towns
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Marriage
  • Verbal self-defense
  • Painters
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Laurence Olivier presents, Granada TV
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally broadcast on television between 1976-1984
  • "Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."--DVD case
  • Special features: bonus novella "The ebony tower"; play synopses; cast filmographies; Laurence Olivier biography
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Hindle wakes
  • Stanley Houghton
  • [ca. 1 hr., 18 min., 1976]
  • Come back, little Sheba
  • William Inge
  • [ca. 1 hr., 31 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 3 (ca. 178 min.)
  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday
  • Eduardo de Filippo ; adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 1 (ca. 162 min.)
  • bonus novella
  • Ebony tower
  • John Fowles
  • [ca. 1 hr., 19 min., 1984]
  • Cat on a hot tin roof
  • Tennessee Williams
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1976]
  • Collection
  • Harold Pinter
  • [ca. 1 hr., 4 min. 1976]
  • Vol. 2 (ca. 169 min.)
Control code
619534
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (509 min.)
Isbn
9781569388471
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
054961847495
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
AMP-8474
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781569388471
  • (OCoLC)72475959
System details
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Laurence Olivier presents, Granada TV
Publication
Note
  • Originally broadcast on television between 1976-1984
  • "Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."--DVD case
  • Special features: bonus novella "The ebony tower"; play synopses; cast filmographies; Laurence Olivier biography
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Hindle wakes
  • Stanley Houghton
  • [ca. 1 hr., 18 min., 1976]
  • Come back, little Sheba
  • William Inge
  • [ca. 1 hr., 31 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 3 (ca. 178 min.)
  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday
  • Eduardo de Filippo ; adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1977]
  • Vol. 1 (ca. 162 min.)
  • bonus novella
  • Ebony tower
  • John Fowles
  • [ca. 1 hr., 19 min., 1984]
  • Cat on a hot tin roof
  • Tennessee Williams
  • [ca. 1 hr., 39 min., 1976]
  • Collection
  • Harold Pinter
  • [ca. 1 hr., 4 min. 1976]
  • Vol. 2 (ca. 169 min.)
Control code
619534
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Full screen.
Extent
3 videodiscs (509 min.)
Isbn
9781569388471
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
054961847495
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
AMP-8474
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781569388471
  • (OCoLC)72475959
System details
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD

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