SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis

German radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by Ludwig Cremer. With Joana Maria Gorvin and Wilhelm Borchert in the title roles and Will Quadflieg as Caesar.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Audio; Radio

Transmission details

22 Apr 1954 at 19:45 (Channel: WDR)

Duration

103 mins

Credits

Producer

Ludwig Cremer

Writer

Paul Heyse; Wolf Heinrich Graf von Baudissin

Cast

Wilhelm Borchert	Mark Antony
Joana Maria Gorvin	Cleopatra
Will Quadflieg	Octavius Caesar
Alfred Schieske	Enobarbus
Aribert Wäscher	Agrippa
Clemens Hasse	Thidias
Edgar Ott	Diomedes
Eduard Wandrey	Lepidus
Gisela Mattishent	Octavia
Gitta von Hamm	Iras
Günther Heising	Alexas
Hans Hessling	Messenger
Paul Bildt	Soothsayer
Peter Mosbacher	Philo
Sebastian Fischer	Eros
Walter Tarrach	Mardian

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Commercially available as part of the 40-CD compilation SHAKESPEARE BOX-WERKE, published by Random House Audio (see separate entry).

Textual information

Translations by Paul Heyse and Wolf Heinrich Graf von Baudissin.

Reviews

Source: Hörspiel-Archiv http://www.ard.de/radio/hoerspiel-lesung/hoerspielarchiv/ (accessed 12/8/2008)

Production Company

Name

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Notes

Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Archive

Name

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA) Frankfurt

Email

dra@hr-online.de

Web

http://www.dra.de/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+49 (0)69 15687-0

Fax

+40 (0)69 15687-100

Address

Bertramstr. 8
Frankfurt
D-60320
Germany