Twelfth night: an introduction

United Kingdom, 1970

Film
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Shows extracts from various scenes of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth night” accompanied by Sir Tyrone Guthrie discussing the production of the play and the problems presented by scenery.

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Credits

director

Peter Seabourne

producer

John Seabourne

production company

Anvil Film and Recording Group

Educational Foundation for Visual Aids

Seabourne Enterprises

Duration

00:22:43:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013307

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Production and direction

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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