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Silent Shakespeare
- Title
- Silent Shakespeare [videorecording] / a Milestone Film.
- Publication
- [U.S.] : Milestone Film & Video, 2000.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | By appointment only | VTH 4643 S | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917
- Ranous, William V.
- Costello, Maurice, 1887-1950
- Novelli, Ermete, 1851-1919
- Bertini, Francesca, 1892-1985
- Turner, Florence, 1885-1946
- Kent, Charles, 1852-1923
- Gordon, Julia Swayne, 1879-1933
- Berry, James, 1883-1915
- Benson, Frank R. (Frank Robert), 1858-1939
- Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935
- Dando, Walter Pfeffer
- Stow, Percy
- Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941
- Lo Savio, Gerolamo
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Milestone Film & Video
- British Film Institute
- National Film and Television Archive (Great Britain)
- Description
- 1 videocassette (88 min) : sd., b&w with tinted and col. sequences; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Created from the only known surviving materials in existence, nitrate prints, which have survived for almost a century and include beautiful examples of hand stenciling and tinted prints, the films on this tape give us a unique record of a performance and demonstrate an infectious enthusiasm for, and enchantment with, the new medium -- film.
- Subject
- Note
- Original production of indivudual silent motion pictures: 1899-1911.
- Digitally restored from the original 35mm nitrate materials to video by the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive in 1999.
- Credits (note)
- Music, Laura Rossi.
- Performer (note)
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Senior (1st work); cast unknown (2nd work); William V. Ranous, Maurice Costello (3rd work); Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini (4th work); Florence Turner, Charles Kent, Julia Swayne Gordon, (5th work); Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini, Olga Giannini Novelli (6th work); James Berry, Alfred Brydone, Frank Benson (7th work).
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Language (note)
- Silent with English intertitles.
- Contents
- King John (Great Britain, 1899) / directed by William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson and Walter Pfeffer Dando -- Tempest (Great Britain, 1908) / directed by Percy Stow -- Midsummer night's dream (USA, 1909) / directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Charles Kent -- King Lear (Italy, 1910) / directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio -- Twelfth night (USA, 1910) / director, Charles Kent ; producer, J. Stuart Blackton -- Merchant of Venice (Italy, 1910) / director, Gerolamo Lo Savio -- Richard III (Great Britain, 1911) / cinematography, Will Barker.
- OCLC
- 43359340
- Title
- Silent Shakespeare [videorecording] / a Milestone Film.
- Imprint
- [U.S.] : Milestone Film & Video, 2000.
- System Details
- VHS.
- Cast
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Senior (1st work); cast unknown (2nd work); William V. Ranous, Maurice Costello (3rd work); Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini (4th work); Florence Turner, Charles Kent, Julia Swayne Gordon, (5th work); Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini, Olga Giannini Novelli (6th work); James Berry, Alfred Brydone, Frank Benson (7th work).
- Credits
- Music, Laura Rossi.
- Language
- Silent with English intertitles.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1852-1917, actor.Ranous, William V., actor.Costello, Maurice, 1887-1950, actor.Novelli, Ermete, 1851-1919, actor.Bertini, Francesca, 1892-1985, actor.Turner, Florence, 1885-1946, actor.Kent, Charles, 1852-1923, actor.Kent, Charles, 1852-1923, film director.Gordon, Julia Swayne, 1879-1933, actor.Berry, James, 1883-1915, actor.Benson, Frank R. (Frank Robert), 1858-1939, actor.Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, film director.Dando, Walter Pfeffer, film director.Stow, Percy, film director.Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, film director.Lo Savio, Gerolamo, film director.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King John.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III.Milestone Film & Video.British Film Institute.National Film and Television Archive (Great Britain)
- Publisher No.
- MILE066 Milestone Film & Video
- Branch Call Number
- VTH 4643 S