Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The first Churchills [videorecording] / BBC ; producer, Donald Wilson ; writer, Donald Wilson ; directed by David Giles.

Publisher, Date:

Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2004]

Description:

4 videodiscs (ca. 533 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Tells the story of the 50-year marriage of John and Sarah Churchill, the first Churchills to make their mark on British history. John was a handsome and charismatc general who won the battles that shaped the future of England. Sarah was a fiery beauty whose passion and intellect made her a favorite at court and won the undying devotion of her husband. The turbulent history of 17th century England is seen through the eyes of Sarah, and are filtered through her love for John and their shared love of England.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722 -- Drama.

Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744 -- Drama.

Churchill family -- Drama.

Married people -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Drama.

Other Author:

Giles, David.

Wilson, Donald, 1910-2002.

Hampshire, Susan, 1937-

Neville, John, 1925-

Villiers, James, 1933-1998.

Westbrook, John, 1922-1989

Standing, John, 1934-

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. First Churchills.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Notes:

Contains all 12 episodes of the complete drama.

Originally broadcast by BBC1 in 1969.

Based on the biography by Winston Churchill.

Special features: exclusive interview with Susan Hampshire; photo gallery; cast filmographies; full-color insert with a sampling of the real love leters of Sarah and John Churchill; glossary of historical figures and terms; House of Stuart family tree.

Production designer, Spencer Chapman.

Susan Hampshire, John Neville, James Villiers, John Westbrook, John Standing, Margaret Tyzack, Frederick Peisley, Job Stewart, Alan Rowe.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Closed-captioned.

ISBN:

1569387206

Publisher Number:

AMP-7206

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

143152

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV First Ch

Medium:

[videorecording]