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The Resource The best of friends, written by Hugh Whitmore based on his play ; produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff ; a London Film Productions in association with Table Top Productions for Channel 4. Eagle in a cage / a Group W Films, Ramona production ; produced by Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz ; screenplay by Millard Lampell ; directed by Fielder Cook

The best of friends, written by Hugh Whitmore based on his play ; produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff ; a London Film Productions in association with Table Top Productions for Channel 4. Eagle in a cage / a Group W Films, Ramona production ; produced by Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz ; screenplay by Millard Lampell ; directed by Fielder Cook

Label
The best of friends
Title
The best of friends
Statement of responsibility
written by Hugh Whitmore based on his play ; produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff ; a London Film Productions in association with Table Top Productions for Channel 4. Eagle in a cage / a Group W Films, Ramona production ; produced by Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz ; screenplay by Millard Lampell ; directed by Fielder Cook
Title variation
Best of friends ; Eagle in a cage
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Best of Friends: In 1924, George Bernard Shaw was introduced to Dame Laurentia McLachlan, a Benedictine nun at the Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire, England. Along with their mutual friend, Sydney Cockerell, director of Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, the trio enjoyed twenty-five years of letters, literary debate and laughter. (82 min.) Eagle in a cage: A school-teacher-turned-governor of a small island finds greatness thrust upon him when that island, St. Helena, becomes a place of exile for Napoleon. (88 min.)
Related
Member of
Cataloging source
NTG
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Credits note
1st work: Senior cameraman, Martin Hawkins ; editor, Jake Bernard ; music, Sidney Sager. 2nd work: Director of photography, Frano Vodopivec ; edited by Max Benedict ; music, Marc Wilkinson
PerformerNote
The Best of friends: Sir John Gielgud, Dame Wendy Hiller, Patrick McGoohan. Eagle in a cage: Billie Whitelaw, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Kenneth Haigh
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1923-2003
  • 1904-2000
  • 1912-2003
  • 1928-2009
  • 1902-1983
  • 1929-2018
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Rakoff, Alvin
  • Cook, Fielder
  • Gielgud, John
  • Hiller, Wendy
  • McGoohan, Patrick
  • Whitelaw, Billie
  • Richardson, Ralph
  • Haigh, Kenneth
  • Whitemore, Hugh
  • London Film Productions
  • Table Top Productions
  • Group W Productions
  • BFS Video (Firm)
Runtime
170
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • McLachlan, Laurentia
  • Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle
  • Shaw, Bernard
  • Napoleon
  • Feature films
  • DVDs
  • Biographical films
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The best of friends, written by Hugh Whitmore based on his play ; produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff ; a London Film Productions in association with Table Top Productions for Channel 4. Eagle in a cage / a Group W Films, Ramona production ; produced by Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz ; screenplay by Millard Lampell ; directed by Fielder Cook
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Best of Friends adapted from the letters and writings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan, Sir Sydney Cockerell and Bernard Shaw and produced for television in 1994
  • Eagle in a cage produced as a motion picture in 1971
  • "A Masterpiece Theatre presentation"--Container
  • "30296-D"--Container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.)
Isbn
9780779252961
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
30296-D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm50240207
  • (Sirsi) u1374736
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The best of friends, written by Hugh Whitmore based on his play ; produced and directed by Alvin Rakoff ; a London Film Productions in association with Table Top Productions for Channel 4. Eagle in a cage / a Group W Films, Ramona production ; produced by Millard Lampell, Albert Schwartz ; screenplay by Millard Lampell ; directed by Fielder Cook
Publication
Note
  • Best of Friends adapted from the letters and writings of Dame Laurentia McLachlan, Sir Sydney Cockerell and Bernard Shaw and produced for television in 1994
  • Eagle in a cage produced as a motion picture in 1971
  • "A Masterpiece Theatre presentation"--Container
  • "30296-D"--Container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.)
Isbn
9780779252961
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
30296-D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm50240207
  • (Sirsi) u1374736
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD

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