The jewel in the crown
DVD |
Anniversary edition ; full screen. |
PBS Distribution,
[United States] :
2015.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Fort Erie Library System
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | TV JEWEL | DVD | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Hailed by critics as one of the most thoughtful and important TV dramas ever, the sweeping fourteen-part remastered adaptation of Paul Scott's Raj Quartet is the story of the men and women of both ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.
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Details
- ISBN: 1627891668
- ISBN: 9781627891660
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (14.5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording
- Edition: Anniversary edition ; full screen.
- Publisher: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2015.
- General Note: Closed-captioned.Special features: Remastered; Commentary with Art Malik and Tim Pigott-Smith on episode 1̀; Commentary with Geraldine James and Charles Dance on episode 13 & 14; Director's commentary on episode.Originally aired on American television in 1984.Based on The Raj quartet by Paul Scott (The Jewel in the Crown; The Day of the Scorpion; The Towers of Silence ; A Division of the Spoils).Title from sell sheet.
- Formatted Contents Note: 1. Crossing the River -- 2. The Bibigar Gardens -- 3. Questions of Loyalty -- 4. Incidents at a Wedding -- 5. Regimental Silver -- 6. Ordeal by Fire -- 7. Daughters of the Regiment -- 8. The Day of the Scorpion -- 9. Towers of Silence -- 10. An Evening at the Mahranee's -- 11. Travelling Companions -- 12. The Moghul Room -- 13. Pandora's Box -- 14. The Division of the Spoils.
- Participant or Performer Note: Tim Pigott-Smith, Susan Wooldridge, Art Malik ; host: Alistair Cooke.
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Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV14.