As You Like It: An Introduction
- Synopsis
- Part of a series of educational films intended to serve as an introduction to each play’s theme or atmosphere. Designed to reproduce the conditions of acting in Elizabethan times such as having the same actors play several roles, thus showing how the plays were originally written for a specific company of actors. Includes extracts from Act I ii and iii ; Act II Scenes i,iv and vii; Act III ii; Act IV iii; Act V iv.
- Series
- New Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1969
- Duration
- 24 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution (2005)
Credits
- Director
- Peter Seabourne
- Producer
- John Seabourne
- Writer
- Richard J Need
- Cast
Jennie Goossens Rosalind Delinda Kidd Celia Brian Spink Orlando Dudley Jones Touchstone Alfred Burke Jaques Jack Gwillim Duke Frederick Richard Leech
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress holds master preservation material only, no viewing copy (9/2007).
- Uses
- Intended audience: secondary and further education.
Production Company
- Name
Anvil Films
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Distributor
- Name
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "As You Like It: An Introduction". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/1258 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)