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DVD

The Cazalets

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Hugh Bonneville, Stephen Dillane, Paul Rhys, Emma Griffiths Malin.

Publication Information

[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation : WGBH Boston Video, [2004]

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

It's 1937 and the storm clouds of World War II gather across Europe. Tensions also simmer beneath the seemingly charmed lives of the Cazalet family. While this grand family saga commences during an idyllic summer at the Cazalet family's country estate, the years that follow will see birth, death, marriage, adultery, dementia, intrigue, and war play significant roles. This family portrait revolves around the wives, lovers, and children of the four Cazalet siblings: hard-working Hugh, womanizing Edward, spinster Rachel, and the artistic Rupert. Soon after Hitler enters Poland, and England enters the war, the lives of three generations intertwine as devastating family secrets explode like a blitzkrieg. Hardships invade with brutal reality, and slowly, the family's decorum can no longer mask their problems. As both the country and family are splintered by war, the Cazalets must prove they have the strength to endure.

Notes

Title from container.

"Masterpiece theatre, as seen on public television"--Container.

From the novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series on the BBC in 2001 and subsequently on PBS as part of Masterpiece theatre.

Special features: access to the Masterpiece theater Web site.

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