DVD

Hedda Gabler [videorecording (DVD)] / 2 entertain ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; produced by David Susskind, Lars Schmidt, Norman Rutherford ; directed by Alex Segal.

Susskind, David. (Added Author). Schmidt, Lars. (Added Author). Rutherford, Norman. (Added Author). Segal, Alex, 1915-1977 (Added Author). Reisman, Phil. (Added Author). Le Gallienne, Eva. (Added Author). Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982 (Added Author). Redgrave, Michael, Sir. (Added Author). Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 (Added Author). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Added Author). Hamlett, Dilys. (Added Author). Jeans, Ursula. (Added Author). Varley, Beatrice. (Added Author). Binny. (Added Author). Messina, Cedric. (Added Author). Coleman, Basil. (Added Author). Meyer, Michael. (Added Author). Atkins, Eileen, 1934- (Added Author). Elliott, Denholm. (Added Author). Nimmons, Carole. (Added Author). Frederick, Lynne (Added Author). Rose, Clifford. (Added Author). Feast, Michael. (Added Author). Kidd, John. (Added Author). Laurenson, James. (Added Author). Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 Hedda Gabler. English. (Added Author). Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 Fruen fra havet. English. (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Hedda Gabler: Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Dilys Hamlett, Ursula Jeans, Beatrice Varley (Cast). The lady from the sea: Eileen Atkins, Denholm Elliott, Carole Nimmons, Lynne Frederick, Clifford Rose, Michael Feast, John Kidd, James Laurenson. (Cast).

Summary:

Hedda Gabler: Hedda has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George Tesman. Refusing to tie herself down in life and name, Hedda is banking on George being appointed a professorship to secure a better life for the young couple. However, the arrival of cleaned up ex-lover Eilert threatens to destroy everything.

The lady from the sea: Married to a much older widower with daughters nearly her age, Ellida Wangel starts exhibiting strange and anxious behaviors. When her husband, a doctor, tries to find a cure for her, he finds out that she has a secret with the power to destroy everything they hold dear.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 DVD (186 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [England] : BBC Video : 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novels by Henrik Ibsen. Hedda Gabler originally broadcast on BBC television December 28, 1962 ; The lady from the sea originally broadcast on BBC television March 5, 1974.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Hedda Gabler: Adapted for television by Phil Reisman; translated by Eva Le Gallienne; music supervisor, Binny; costume designer, Motley; sets designed by Fanny Taylor. The lady form the sea: Translated by Michael Meyer; costume designer, Joyce Hammond; designer, Natasha Kroll.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hedda Gabler: Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Dilys Hamlett, Ursula Jeans, Beatrice Varley The lady from the sea: Eileen Atkins, Denholm Elliott, Carole Nimmons, Lynne Frederick, Clifford Rose, Michael Feast, John Kidd, James Laurenson.
System Details Note:	Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9, NTSC.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.