Hollow Crown, The
- Synopsis
- The Royal Shakespeare Company’s chronicle of the English monarchy from Saxon times, with musical interludes. The readings are from literary works in the public domain and were compiled by John Barton.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Year of release
- 1965
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution (2008).
Credits
- Director
- Charles Dubin
- Producer
- Anthony Havelock-Allan; Daniel Melnick; David Susskind
- Cinematographer
- Christopher Challis
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Dorothy Tutin Fanney Burney/Marianne Thorton/Queen Victoria John Barton Marquis of Halifax Max Adrian King Charles II/Horace Walpole Paul Hardwick Lord Harvey
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Other
- Subjects
- Drama; History
- Keywords
- monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production was transmitted in the US on CBS
- Uses
- Suitable for age 10 and up.
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Institute Library
- silib@bham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.is.bham.ac.uk/shakespeare External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 293384
- Fax
- 01879 292021
- Address
- Church Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6HP
Distributor
- Name
British Home Entertainment
- Phone
- 01932 228832
- Fax
- 01932 247759
- Address
- 5 Broadwater Road
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 5DB - Notes
- list rec’d 5/98 (same as 10/93 list)
- Name
World Microfilms
- Contact
- Stephen Albert
- microworld@ndirect.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7586 4499
- Fax
- 020 7722 1068
- Address
- PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD - Notes
- World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hollow Crown, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/9772 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)