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The first part of Henry the Sixt [sic], by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced by Jonathan Miller ; directed by Jane Howell

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1983DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format

one colormulticolored

Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; incidental music composed & conducted by Dudley Simpson ; video tape editor, Ron Bowman

other4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.

one file format

videodisc

Peter Benson (Henry VI), Trevor Peacock (Lord Talbot), David Burke (Duke of Gloucester), Brian Deacon (Earl of Somerset), Paul Chapman (Earl of Suffolk), Brenda Blethyn (Joan La Pucelle), Julia Foster (Margaret), Bernard Hill (Master Gunner), Mark Wing-Davey (Earl of Warwick), John Benfield (Basset), Gerald Blackmore (Messenger to Warwick), Anthony Brown (Duke of Burgundy), Michael Byrne (Duke of Alencon), Ron Cook (Third Messenger to King), Arthur Cox (Mayor of London), David Daker (Reignier), Tenniel Evans (Duke of Bedford, Mortimer, Earl of March, French General), Derek Farr (Earl of Salisbury), Derek Fuke (Talbot's Captain), Alex Guard (Young John Talbot), Paul Jesson (Second Messenger to King), Joanna McCallum (Countess d'Auvergne), Oengus MacNamara (Countess' Messenger), Frank Middlemass (Bishop), Joseph O'Connor (Duke of Exeter), Brian Protheroe (Bastard of Orleans), David Pugh (Mayor's Officer), Ian Saynor (Charles), Peter Wyatt (Woodville), John Alford (Master Gunner's Boy)

1 videodisc (185 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodiscoptical disk

DVDSystem requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive

laserdisc