DVD

The Henry James collection

Rigg, Diana. (Added Author). Modine, Matthew. (Added Author). Neve, Suzanne, 1939- (Added Author). Fox, Edward, 1937- (Added Author). Chamberlain, Richard, 1935- (Added Author). Jones, Gemma. (Added Author). Ogilvy, Ian, 1943- (Added Author). Fletcher, Diane. (Added Author). Spriggs, Elizabeth. (Added Author). Blair, Betsy, 1923-2009 (Added Author). Castle, John, 1940- (Added Author). Massey, Daniel. (Added Author). Morse, Barry, 1918-2008 (Added Author). Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 (Added Author). James, Henry, 1843-1916 (Added Author). Finley, Fiona. (Added Author). Hastings, Michael. (Added Author). Unwin, Paul, 1957- (Added Author). Conroy, David. (Added Author). Pulman, Jack. (Added Author). Jones, James Cellan, 1930- (Added Author). Lisemore, Martin. (Added Author). Constanduros, Denis, 1910-1978 (Added Author). Sasdy, Peter. (Added Author). Shallcross, Alan. (Added Author). Gorrie, John. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: The American: American Christopher Newman is smart, educated and rich. He is a Civil War veteran and a self made tycoon who goes to Europe to see the 'treasures and entertain' himself. He meets Claire and after the fifth meeting he asks her to marry him.

Record details

ISBN: 1419875027
ISBN: 9781419875021
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
5 videodiscs (ca. 858 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [England] : BBC Video ; [New York, NY] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the novels by Henry James.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.).
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (enhanced) and full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., DVD5, DVD14, DVD9, NTSC.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.