Summary
Includes adaptations of James's greatest novels: The Portrait of a Lady; The Wings of the Dove; The Golden Bowl; and The Spoils of Poynton.
Contents
Disc 1. The American / produced by Fiona Finley ; writer, Michael Hastings ; directed by Paul Unwin (1998 ; ca. 84 min.)Disc 2. The portrait of a lady / produced by David Conroy ; adaptation by Jack Pulman ; directed by James Cellan Jones (1968 ; 264 min.)
Disc 3. The spoils of Poynton / produced by Martin Lisemore ; written by Denis Constanduros, Henry James ; directed by Peter Sasdy (1970 ; ca. 169 min.)
Disc 4. The wings of the dove / produced by Alan Shallcross ; dramatisation, Denis Constanduros ; directed by John Gorrie (1979 ; ca. 81 min.)
Disc 5. The golden bowl / produced by Martin Lisemore ; written by Henry James, Jack Pulman ; directed by James Cellan Jones (1972 ; ca. 257 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Rich people
-- United States
-- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama. Americans -- England -- Drama. Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama. Mothers and sons -- England -- Drama. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama. Inheritance and succession -- Drama. Fathers and daughters -- Drama. Bowls (Tableware) -- Drama. Europe -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Made-for-TV movies. Television mini-series. |
| Publisher | [England] : [New York, NY] : Burbank, CA :BBC Video ;2009 Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Contributors |
Rigg, Diana.
Modine, Matthew. Neve, Suzanne, 1939- Fox, Edward, 1937- Chamberlain, Richard, 1935- Jones, Gemma. Ogilvy, Ian, 1943- Fletcher, Diane. Spriggs, Elizabeth. Blair, Betsy, 1923-2009. Castle, John, 1940- Massey, Daniel, 1933-1998 Morse, Barry, 1918-2008. Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993. James, Henry, 1843-1916. Finley, Fiona. Hastings, Michael. Unwin, Paul, 1957- Conroy, David. Pulman, Jack. Jones, James Cellan, 1931- Lisemore, Martin. Constanduros, Denis, 1910-1978. Sasdy, Peter. Shallcross, Alan. Gorrie, John. British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Video (Firm) BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
The American cast: Diana Rigg, Matthew Modine. The portrait of a lady cast: Suzanne Neve, Edward Fox, Richard Chamberlain. The spoils of Poynton cast: Gemma Jones, Ian Ogilvy, Diane Fletcher. The wings of the dove cast: Elizabeth Spriggs, Betsy Blair, John Castle. The golden bowl cast: Daniel Massey, Barry Morse, Cyril Cusack. |
| Language |
English English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novels by Henry James. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (enhanced) and full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., DVD5, DVD14, DVD9, NTSC. |
| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 858 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| ISBN | 1419875027 9781419875021 |
| Other | Classic View |