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DISRAELI - Portrait of a Romantic - 1978 TWIN DVD
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Product Description
Ian McShane stars as one of Britain's most brilliant, enigmatic and flamboyant political leaders in this powerful ITV drama available for the first time on DVD.
Starting out in life as a romantic novelist, the young Disraeli is described by his friends as part genius, part dandy, part actor but he hungers to be much more. His true interests lie in politics but everything is against him: by birth hes Jewish (but for the fact of his father quarrelling with his local synagogue and having the young Disraeli baptised a Christian, he would, as a Jew, been disbarred from seeking election to the House of Commons), his family is not influential or wealthy and he has few political connections.
From his early failures as a radical politician and his cautious embracing of the Conservative party, Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic follows the progress of the man destined to become the greatest Prime Minister of the Victorian Age. Struggling against prejudice and fiercely devoted to his dying wife, his radical thinking and immense personal charm will succeed in changing Britain forever . . .
Sophisticated, intelligent and boasting a career-defining performance by Ian McShane
DISRAELI - PORTRAIT OF A ROMANTIC
is historic British drama at its very best
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ian McShane as Benjamin Disraeli
Rosemary Leach as Queen Victoria
Patricia Hodge as Rosina
Antony Brown as Peel
Mary Peach as Mrs. Wyndham 'Mary Anne' Lewis
Creators:
Cecil Clarke & Lorna Mason (Producer)
Director(s):
Recording label: ITC - DDHE/SIMPLY ITV DVD
Manufacturer: ITC - DDHE/SIMPLY ITV DVD
EAN: 5019322243717
Binding: DVD
Format: PAL, Miniseries, Full Screen, Colour,
Number of discs: 2
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 257 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)