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Commercial recordings of NT productions

Commercial production companies have filmed the following productions. Recordings available to view in the NT Archive are marked with an asterisk *. Other recordings are available via the viewing service of the British Film Institute.

Othello, 1965, a film of the 1964 Old Vic production, directed for film by Stuart Burge and John Dexter, British Home Entertainment/ National Theatre Co.

The Dance of Death, 1968, Produced by British Home Entertainment Paramount Pictures and released; not available.

Three Sisters, 1970, a film of the 1967 Old Vic production available at the NT Bookshop.

Long Day's Journey into Night, 1973, a film of the 1971 production filmed by ATV.

The Merchant of Venice, 1974, a film of the 1970 production filmed by ATV, 1st shown on UK television, 10 Feb 1974, available on video.

No Man's Land, 1979, a film of the 1975 production filmed by Granada, 1st shown on UK television, 3 Oct 1979.

Bedroom Farce, 1980, a film of the 1977 production filmed by Granada.

*The Oresteia, 1982, a film of the 1981 production filmed by Channel 4, 1st shown on UK television, 4 May 1982; available from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.

The Beggar's Opera, 1983, a film of the 1982 production filmed by Warner.

*An Inspector Calls, 1992, a video pack featuring extracts from the 1992 production, available at the NT Bookshop.

Richard II, 1995, a film of the 1995 production filmed by BBC, 1st shown as part of BBC 2's 'Performance' season, 22 March 1997.

*Oklahoma!, 1998, a film of the 1999 production filmed by Sky/RPTA available at the NT Bookshop.

*The Merchant of Venice, 1999, a television adaptation of the 1999 production filmed by RPTA available at the NT Bookshop.

*She Stoops to Conquer, 2002, Heritage Theatre Video Production of the Out of Joint/NT production recorded live at The Theatre Royal, Bath available at the NT Bookshop.

*Primo, 2004, Recorded live at the Hampstead Theatre. A Heritage Theatre video production, available at the NT Bookshop.

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