Hard times
(DVD)
Contributors
Barnes, Peter, 1931-2004, television director,
Langridge, Richard, television producer.
Bates, Alan, 1934-2003, actor.
Peck, Bob, 1945-1999, actor.
Paterson, Bill, 1945- actor.
Langridge, Richard, television producer.
Bates, Alan, 1934-2003, actor.
Peck, Bob, 1945-1999, actor.
Paterson, Bill, 1945- actor.
Published
[United States] : BBC Video ;, 2005.
ISBN
1419814508
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | TV-DVD HAR (Set) | On Shelf |
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD TV HARD | On Shelf |
| West Chicago Public Library District - Adult AV | DVD HAR | On Shelf |
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | DVD HAR | Being transferred between libraries |
More Details
Published
[United States] : BBC Video ;, 2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419814508
UPC
794051233622
Notes
General Note
Originally shown as a television movie in 1994.
General Note
Also released as part of a set, The Charles Dickens Collection (ISBN: 1419814664 ; UPC: 794051234421).
General Note
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
General Note
Special feature: Bonus program: "The signalman", a classic Dickens ghost story starring Denholm Elliott.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Stephen Deutsch.
Participants/Performers
Alan Bates, Bob Peck, Bill Paterson, Harriet Walter, Richard E. Grant, Beatie Edney, Bob Peck.
Description
"Local MP and schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in the utilitarian fashion, stressing reason and fact and dismissing imagination and emotion. Under his influence, Louisa grows cold while Tom turns to a secret life of drinking and gambling. To be nearer her brother, Louisa accepts an offer of marriage from his boss, the self-mad, self-important banker Josiah Bounderby, though she does not love him. But soon she finds herself succumbing to the attentions of the lothario James Harthouse. All the while, Mrs. Sparsit, a former aristocrat who now works for Bounderby, obsessively watches as the drama unfolds, longing for Louisa's downfall. As Louisa faces a life without love and Tom's fate begins to turn even darker, will Gradgrind begin to realize the imperfections in his philosophy of rational self-interest?"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; dual-sided disc.
Language
English audio; closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barnes, P., Langridge, R., Bates, A., Peck, B., Paterson, B., Walter, H., Grant, R. E., Edney, B., Peck, B., Elliott, D., Deutsch, S., Dickens, C., & Dickens, C. (2005). Hard times (Full screen.). BBC Video ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Barnes et al.. 2005. Hard Times. [United States]: BBC Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Barnes et al.. Hard Times [United States]: BBC Video, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Barnes, P., Langridge, R., Bates, A., Peck, B., Paterson, B., Walter, H. and Grant, R. E. et al (2005). Hard times. Full screen. [United States]: BBC Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barnes, Peter, et al. Hard Times Full screen., BBC Video ;, 2005.
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