The Lady's Not For Burning (1974)
Joseph Hardy
Posted by Nicole on Oct 13th 2018
Searched a lot of places for this version. It's well copied and was delivered promptly. Awesome. This play is one of my favorites.
Posted by Unknown on Oct 3rd 2018
This story of a 15th century war weary soldier and how he finds hope is as pertinent now as it was when it was written after WWII. The acting is wonderful, especially Richard Chamberlain.
Posted by Janet Croft on Oct 1st 2018
The play itself is a dazzling delight of Shakespearean language. Like Much Ado About Nothing, the focus is on the older and far more interesting couple rather than the young ingenues. This particular video suffers from originally being a TV special -- washed out, not well lighted, and filmed on a sound stage. But the acting is quite fine, if not my dream cast. Richard Chamberlain somehow lacks the slight hint of menace the role of Thomas Mendip really needs. I have not yet compared it to the later version by Kenneth Branagh. Some cuts from the acting script which I own.
Posted by Winnie Kelly on Sep 8th 2018
Definitely from the 70s, but copy on DVD works fine. No label on DVD case, but that lets me make my own ... :-)
Posted by Unknown on Aug 8th 2018
saw this play once 45 years ago and never forgot it. so glad to finally find it again. it's just as wonderful as I remembered. thank you zeus.
Posted by Unknown on Jun 29th 2017
This play is the greatest. The acting is wonderful. The sound is OK . Definitely worth it and glad I found it. Love having it and sharing it.
Posted by Victor M. on Sep 24th 2015
I saw this production when it was first broadcast in 1974 on PBS. Over the years I have searched for it on video, but without success. Now Zeus has a copy that was made from a broadcast on Bravo. The quality of the DVD is fine. As for the performances, they are all top-quality, but it is Richard Chamberlain's acting that is the main attraction. He is an outstanding classical actor.
Posted by Unknown on Apr 28th 2015
Have been looking for this for years, since I saw it on TV. Bought the 1987 version with Kenneth Branagh, but I consider the Richard Chamberlain version to be superior. Not only is Chamberlain's acting much better, but there is a lot more dialogue: much of it seems to have been cut from the 1987 production. Fry's words are magic, and none should be lost. Chamberlain's and Eileen Atkinson's interaction is superb, and the whole play has a sparkle and energy that the later one lacks, although it is very good in its way.