DVD

Daniel Deronda / by George Eliot ; screenplay by Andrew Davies ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Tom Hooper ; a BBC-WGBH Boston co-production.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880 Daniel Deronda. (Added Author). Hooper, Tom, 1972- (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey. (Cast).

Summary:

Daniel Deronda is sensitive and charming, the illegitimate son of an aristocrat, haunted by the secrets that shroud his birth. Beautiful, vivacious Gwendolen Harleth is a gambler and short on cash. When they meet at the roulette table, sparks fly. But above all, Gwendolen needs money, and the icy aristrocrat Henleigh Grandcourt is more than happy to provide. As her situation becomes more and more oppressive, she turns to Daniel for help-- only to discover his involvement with the young Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth. Torn between his attraction to Gwendolen and his passion for Mirah and the plight of her people, Daniel is forced to look at his own mysterious past and find out who he really is-- and who he wants to be.

Record details

ISBN: 1419848747
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Video : [2007]
Distributor: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the novel by George Eliot. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2002. Special features: cast & crew biographies (Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey, Andrew Davies, Tom Hooper, George Eliot); behind-the-scenes photo gallery; 30 minutes of footage not seen on American TV.
Formatted Contents Note:	Episode 1 (90 min.) -- Episode 2 (59 min.) -- Episode 3 (56 min.)
Participant or Performer Note:	Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD9, NTSC.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.