Scenes from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’
- Synopsis
- Televised broadcast of a scene of the play, directed by George More O’Ferrall and starring Yvonne Arnaud as Katherine. According to Rothwell/Melzer (1990), the scene selected seems to depict the wooing of Princess Katherine by King Henry (V ii).
- Series
- Scenes from Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 5 Feb 1937 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 15 mins
- Availability
- No recording available
Credits
- Director
- George More O’Ferrall
- Producer
- George More O’Ferrall
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Henry Oscar King Henry V Yvonne Arnaud Katherine Marie Mervin Alice
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Henry V
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- No recording has been preserved but the BBC has a still from the production in its archives.
- History
- Part of a series that inaugurated Shakespearean drama on television in Britain.
- Reviews
- Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990), entry 171, p. 93.
Online Availability
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Scenes from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36756 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)