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Disraeli
Starring: Ian McShane , Mary Peach
Directed by: Claude Whatham
Produced by: Cecil Clarke
Written by: David Butler
Golden Globe® winner Ian McShane (Lovejoy, Deadwood) delivers a once-in-a-lifetime performance as Benjamin Disraeli, one of the most colorful and flamboyant political figures of the 19th century.
Item Number: 14778
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 4 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
Ian McSchane Biography
Ian McShane Filmography
Golden Globe® winner Ian McShane (Lovejoy, Deadwood) delivers a once-in-a-lifetime performance as Benjamin Disraeli, one of the most colorful and flamboyant political figures of the 19th century. This 1978 production reveals his checkered past as well as his personal life, including his 33-year marriage to the rich and considerably older widow, Mary Anne Lewis (Mary Peach, Doctor Who). Beautifully shot on location and spanning five decades, this multiple-Emmy®-nominated mini-series is an engrossing portrait of one of Britain's most controversial leaders who loyally and fruitfully served Queen Victoria (Rosemary Leach, Midsomer Murders) twice as Prime Minister through crises in India, Suez, Ireland and with Germany's "Iron Chancellor" Bismarck.
| Benjamin Disraeli | --- | Ian McShane |
| Mrs. Wyndham | --- | Mary Peach |
| Peel | --- | Antony Brown |
| Queen Victoria | --- | Rosemary Leach |
| Chancellor Bismarck | --- | Brewster Mason |
| Lady Bradford | --- | Renee Asherson |
| Sir Stafford Northcote | --- | Brendan Barry |
| Clara | --- | Rachel Bell |
| Lady Chesterfield | --- | Frances Bennett |
| Gladstone | --- | John Carlisle |
| Baron de Rothschild | --- | David de Keyser |
| Lyndhurst | --- | Mark Digman |
| Montagu Corry | --- | Patrick Drury |
| Lord Salisbury | --- | John Gregg |
| Princess Alexandra | --- | Suzanna Hamilton |
| Rosina | --- | Patricia Hodge |
| Count D’Orsay | --- | Leigh Lawson |
| Sarah | --- | Jenny Lipman |
| Prince Albert | --- | Jeremy Longhurst |
| Prince Gortchakoff | --- | William Morrow |
| Isaac Disraeli | --- | Aubrey Morris |
| Henrietta | --- | Madelena Nedeva |
| Bentinck | --- | Anton Rodgers |
| Caroline | --- | Sheila Ruskin |
| Wyndham Lewis | --- | William Russell |
| Count Shouvaloff | --- | Trevor T. Smith |
| Bulwer | --- | Brett Usher |
| Lady Blessing | --- | Margaret Whiting |
| Lord Derby | --- | David Wood |
Written by David Butler
Directed by Claude Whatham
Produced by Cecil Clarke, Lorna Mason
Original Music by Wilfred Josephs
Costume Design by All Hollowood
