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Dombey and Son [videorecording] / Charles Dickens Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain ; produced by Barry Letts ; dramatized by James Andrew Hall ; directed by Rodney Bennett. - New York : Burbank, CA : BBC Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006] - 1 videodisc (295 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Contains ten episodes, five on each side of the disc. Originally aired as a mini-series on television in 1983.

Composer, Dudley Simpson. Composer, Dudley Simpson.

Julian Glover, Lysette Anthony, Max Gold, Sharon Mughan, Paul Darrow.

Set amid the teeming bustle of Victorian England, Dombey and Son is Dickens's story of a powerful man whose coldhearted neglect of his family causes his professional and personal downfall.


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


Closed-captioned.

ISBN: 1419836404 9781419836404

Standard No.: 794051262424

Publisher. No.: E2624 BBC Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 --Film adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Businesspeople--England--Drama.
Dysfunctional families--England--Drama.
Family-owned business enterprises--England--Drama.
Fathers--England--Drama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.