| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
BBC Video classics
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The Shaw collection
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1. |
| Note |
First series from container; second series from box. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Helena Bonham Carter, Patsy Kensit, Dinsdale Landen, Kika Markham, Pip Torrens, Patrick Ryecart, Nicolas Chagrin, Mark Crowdy. |
| Note |
Originally released as a British television program in 1989. |
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"Aspect ratio 4:3"--Container. |
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Recorded in stereo. |
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"2/Entertain"--Disc label. |
| Summary |
One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy. |
| Note |
Contains: The man of destiny (1981) / by Bernard Shaw ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Desmond Davis. (Cast, Delphine Seyrig, Simon Callow, David Troughton, Niall Toibin). |
| Subject |
War -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Swiss mercenaries -- Bulgaria -- Drama.
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Young women -- Bulgaria -- Drama.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
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France -- History -- Directory, 1795-1799 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romantic comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Television plays.
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Biographical television programs.
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Television comedies.
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| Added Author |
Jones, James Cellan, 1931-
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Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
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Kensit, Patsy, 1968-
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Landen, Dinsdale, 1932-2003.
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Markham, Kika, 1940-
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
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Frankau, John.
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Marks, Louis.
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Davis, Desmond, 1926-2021.
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Torrens, Pip, 1960-
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Ryecart, Patrick, 1952-
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Crowdy, Mark.
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Seyrig, Delphine, 1932-1990.
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Callow, Simon, 1949-
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Troughton, David, 1950-
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Toibin, Niall, 1929-
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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2 Entertain (Firm)
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| Note |
Disc label title: Bernard Shaw's Arms and the man |
| Added Title |
Man of destiny.
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| ISBN |
1419830368 |
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9781419830365 |
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1419830422 (set) |
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9781419830426 (set) |
| Standard No. |
794051253323 |
| Music No. |
E2533 BBC Video |
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E2539 BBC Video (set) |
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