Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War and Plato, Alcibiades I

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Date
1991
Summary
Set against the backdrop of the impending 1991 Persian Gulf War, Thucydides' history of the events leading up to the 27-year Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta is re-enacted. The film demonstrates, by using simple staging and plain costumes, that the politics of men and nations on the verge of war have changed little since ancient times.
Contributors
Thucydides; Plato; Gold, Jack 1930; McCowen, Alec; Bennett, John 1928; Calder, David; Kingsley, Ben 1943; Barton, John 1928
Publishers
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Greek Collection; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
War, Military; War and International Conflicts; Greece History Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C
Locations
Europe; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
71 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Cast: Alec McCowen, John Bennett, David Calder, Ben Kingsley. Editor, Spencer Hill ; music, Leo Cottakis.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090073; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1591; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/924; OCLC: ocm30011276; Catalog Key: alephsys002130553

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