King John
4.9
Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.
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Cast
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Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Also in
Henry VIII
Macbeth
Dora Tulloch
Charles Sefton
J. Fisher White
Also in
Turn of the Tide
Owd Bob
S.A. Cookson
Also in
Hamlet
Franklyn McLeay
Lewis Waller
Julia Neilson
William Mollison
Gerald Lawrence
Also in
The Glorious Adventure
The Iron Duke
Louis Calvert
Norman McKinnel
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Downhill
William K.L. Dickson Director · Walter Pfeffer Dando Director Herbert Beerbohm Tree Director
United States release September 20, 1899 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
British Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 20, 1899
Theatrical
United States · September 20, 1899
Theatrical
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