Bleak House
(LSDHH DVD)
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005?].
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LSDHH - Adult Movie | DVD LSHI | On Shelf |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005?].
Format
LSDHH DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (418 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
794051233523
Notes
General Note
Originally produced for television in 1985 as episodes of the television series, Masterpiece Theatre.
General Note
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
General Note
Episodes 1-4 on side A and episodes 5-8 on side B.
General Note
"BBC Video classic"--Container.
General Note
"BBC VIdeo"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Dramatization, Arthur Hopcraft ; director, Ross Devenish ; music, Geoffrey Burgon ; producers, John Harris, Betty Willingale.
Participants/Performers
Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott.
Description
"At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle, including the proud Lady Dedlock, who finds herself persecuted by the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, then hunted by the determined Inspector Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English literature. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core [...]"--Container.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Close captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rigg, D., Elliott, D., Hopcraft, A., Devenish, R., Burgon, G., Harris, J., Willingale, B., & Dickens, C. (2005). Bleak House . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diana. Rigg et al.. 2005. Bleak House. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diana. Rigg et al.. Bleak House Warner Home Video, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rigg, Diana., et al. Bleak House Warner Home Video, 2005.
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