Opus Arte King & Country - Shakespeare's Great Cycle Of Kings [DVD] [NTSC]

Gregory Doran directs King and Country: Shakespeare's Great Cycle of Kings the complete cycle of Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II and Henry V. David Tennant plays the title role in Richard II, with Antony Sher and Jasper Britton as Falstaff and Henry IV respectively in Henry IV Parts I & II. Alex Hassell follows his performance as Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts I & II as Henry V in the final play in the tetralogy. Works: Richard II; Henry IV Parts I & II; Henry V Press Reviews "Shakespeare's two greatest plays have always been a defining experience for RSC directors. Gregory Doran now puts his decisive seal on the company by offering a production that, like last year's Richard II, combines richness of texture with psychological insight. It also contains a major performance from Antony Sher as Falstaff." (The Guardian - Henry IV Part II) "Antony Sher is an insatiable and ebullient Falstaff. It's a performance that combines clarity and complexity - fruity, throaty, here and there a little overripe but always generous and detailed. He captures the warmth of Shakespeare's famously flawed knight - his delight in excess, blustering vitality and sparks of youthful exuberance. And even when he's at his most outrageous, Sher's Falstaff wears the expression of an affronted storyteller who can't quite believe that we don't find him winningly modest." (The Evening Standard - Henry IV Part I) "... the Shakespearean event of the autumn... this is just what the nation ordered." (The Daily Telegraph - Henry V) "David Tennant is mesmerising in the first show of Gregory Doran's six-year plan to present all of Shakespeare's works. A beautifully crafted, richly detailed production. " (The Guardian - Richard II) Cast David Tennant (Richard II - Richard II) Michael Pennington (John of Gaunt - Richard II) Jane Lapotaire (Duchess of Gloucester - Richard II; Queen Isobel - Henry V) Jasper Britton (Henry IV - Henry IV) Antony Sher (Falstaff - Henry IV) Alex Hassell (King Henry V - Henry V) Catalogue Number: OA1208BD Date of Performance: 2015 Running Time: 663 minutes Sound: Dolby Digital and Dolby 5.1 (RII) - LPCM Stereo/DTS Surround (HIV) - LPCM & DTS 5.1 (HV) / LPCM & DTS Master Audio 5.1 (all of them) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Subtitles: EN/FR/GE (except Henry V with EN only) Label: Opus Arte