Wolf Hall [videorecording] / a Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures production for BBC and Masterpiece in association with BBC Worldwide, Altus Media, and Prescience ; produced by Mark Pybus ; adapted for television by Peter Straughan ; directed by Peter Kosminsky.

Kosminsky, Peter, (television director.). Straughan, Peter, (screenwriter.). Pybus, Mark, (television producer.). Rylance, Mark, (actor.). Lewis, Damian, 1971- (actor.). Foy, Claire, 1984- (actor.). Hill, Bernard, 1944- (actor.). Lesser, Anton, (actor.). Gatiss, Mark, (actor.). Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- (actor.). Whalley, Joanne, 1964- (actor.). Pryce, Jonathan, (actor.). Mantel, Hilary, 1952- Television adaptation of (work): Wolf Hall. (Added Author). Mantel, Hilary, 1952- Television adaptation of (work): Bring up the bodies. (Added Author). Playground Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Company Pictures (Firm), (production company.). British Broadcasting Corporation, (production company.). BBC Worldwide Ltd., (production company.). Altus Media, (production company.). Prescience Media 1 LLP, (production company.). BBC Two (Television station : London, England), (broadcaster.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Bernard Hill, Anton Lesser, Mark Gatiss, Mathieu Amalric, Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Pryce. (Cast).

Summary:

Thomas Cromwell is a brutal blacksmith's son who rises from the ashes of personal disaster and deftly picks his way through a court where 'man is wolf to man.' King Henry VIII is obsessed with protecting the Tudor dynasty by securing his succession with a male heir to the throne. Told from Cromwell's perspective, "Wolf Hall" follows the complex machinations and back room dealings of this pragmatic and accomplished power broker who must serve king and country while dealing with deadly political intrigue, Henry VIII's tempestuous relationship with Anne Boleyn, and the religious upheavals of the Protestant reformation.

Record details

ISBN: 9781627891172
ISBN: 162789117X
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : [Playground Entertainment], [2015]
Distributor: [Alexandria, Virginia] : PBS Distribution.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television in Great Britain on BBC Two in 2015. Originally broadcast on television in the United States on PBS as part of the television program Masterpiece Theatre in 2015. Adapted from the novel "Wolf Hall" and its sequel "Bring up the bodies," both by Hilary Mantel. Special features: Over 25 minutes of bonus video: go behind the scenes of "Wolf Hall", from the history and design to the people and politics.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Three card trick ; Entirely beloved -- Disc 2. Anna Regina ; The devil's spit -- Disc 3. Crows ; Master of Phantoms ; Bonus features: Behind the scenes of Wolf Hall featurettes: The people & the politics ; Bringing it to the screen ; Wolf Hall: History and design ; Cast & Crew interviews.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Bernard Hill, Anton Lesser, Mark Gatiss, Mathieu Amalric, Joanne Whalley, Jonathan Pryce.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:	In English; optional English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired).