Henry IV. Part 1: An Introduction

Synopsis: An introduction to the 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 II Scene iv (the Boar’s Head tavern); Act V Scene iv (the battlefield at Shrewsbury).
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1971
Duration: 17 mins
Availability: Out of Distribution (2005)

Director

Peter Seabourne

Producer

John Seabourne

Writer

Peter Seabourne

Cast

History: Released in the US in a shortened version by BFA Educational Media as part of the series Great Scenes from Shakespeare.
Uses: Secondary and further education.

Name: National Education Video Library
Contact: John Lovell
Email: 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

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