Long day's journey into night / the National Theatre of Great Britain ; by Eugene O'Neill ; directed for the stage by Michael Blakemore ; directed for television by Peter Wood.

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Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Aging actor James Tyrone has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while his eldest son, Jami...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: National Theatre (Great Britain)
ITV (Firm)
S'more Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Wood, Peter, 1925-2016 (Director)
Blakemore, Michael, 1928- (Director)
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989 (Actor)
Cummings, Constance, 1910-2005 (Actor)
Quilley, Denis (Actor)
Pickup, Ronald (Actor)
Lipman, Maureen (Actor)
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English audio.
Published: Sheman Oaks, CA : S'more Entertainment, [2012], [©2012]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Dysfunctional families > Drama.
Actors > Drama.
Authors > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Brothers > Drama.
Morphine abuse > Drama.
Television plays, English.
Made-for-TV movies.
Fiction television programs.
Drama.
Actors.
Authors.
Brothers.
Dysfunctional families.
Husband and wife.
Morphine abuse.
Genre:
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Fiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Eugene O'Neill's Long day's journey into night.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Aging actor James Tyrone has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while his eldest son, Jamie, is a drunk. Jamie is envious of the writing talent of his sickly younger brother, Edmund. These four haunted lives are about to clash.
Note:Adaptation of stage production for television by Michael Blakemore & Peter Wood.
Originally broadcast by ITV Mar. 10, 1973.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX1 D0143229 VideoDVD
Credits:Art director, Peter Roden ; editor, Al Pigden ; costume designer, Michael Annals ; production designer, Michael Annals.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, Dolby digital stereo., NTSC.
Cast:
Laurence Olivier, Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley, Ronald Pickup, Maureen Lipman.