Elizabeth R [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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Actor : Glenda Jackson
Actor : Ronald Hines
Actor : Robert Hardy
Actor : John Ruddock
Actor : Ian Barritt
Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
Binding : DVD
Creator : Glenda Jackson
Creator : Ronald Hines
Director : Donald McWhinnie
Director : Richard Martin (IV)
Director : Roderick Graham
Director : Herbert Wise
Director : Claude Whatham
EAN : 9780790761930
Format : Box set
Format : Colour
Format : DVD-Video
Format : Full Screen
Format : NTSC
Is Adult Product? : No
ISBN : 0790761939
Label : BBC Warner
Languages : Original Language: English
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Model : E1588
MPN : E1588
Number Of Discs : 4
Number Of Items : 4
Package Dimensions : 1.00 inches (Height) x 7.30 inches (Length) x 0.65 pounds (Weight) x 5.50 inches (Width)
Package Quantity : 1
Part Number : E1588
Product Group : DVD
Publisher : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Release Date : 2001-10-16
Running Time : 540
SKU : S794051158826
Studio : BBC Warner
UPC : 794051158826

The BBC's six-part drama series based on the life of Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 1971, followed hot on the heels of The Six Wives of Henry VIII. It was an instant popular and critical success. Recently, more opulent films like Elizabeth and Shakespeare in Love (both 1998) have happily mined the life and times of the Virgin Queen to create rich visual banquets. But apart from the occasionally dodgy studio lighting, Elizabeth R stands the test of time well with its patina of classic television intact. Literate scripts reflect their documentary sources, portray the constant tension of a royal existence at the heart of a succession of life-threatening conspiracies, and convey the claustrophobia of an age of intrigue in which it was impossible to distinguish between the watcher and the watched. These first two episodes deal with Elizabeth's adolescence, her dangerous relationship with her sister Mary Tudor, her accession to the throne and a relationship with Earl of Leicester that hovers constantly on the verge of scandal. There are splendid performances from a galaxy of British character actors, but Glenda Jackson dominates in the title role that added television success to a film career then at its peak. --Piers Ford

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Elizabeth R [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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