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Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)

Ten Great Writers of the Modern World

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Biography, Documentary

January 10th, 1988

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This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.

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Cast

Eileen Atkins
Reader
Douglas Hodge
Ordolfo
Anthony Burgess
Self
Hermione Lee
Self
George Steiner
Self
Tim Roth
Franz Kafka
Brian Cox
Henrik Ibsen
Bill Paterson
Titorelli
Jim Broadbent
Ossipon
Timothy Spall
Porfiry
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Directors

David Thomas
(4 episodes, 1988)
Nigel Wattis
(4 episodes, 1988)
Kim Evans
(1 episode, 1988)
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Producers

Melvyn Bragg
series editor
(11 episodes, 1988)
David Thomas
producer
(4 episodes, 1988)
Nigel Wattis
producer
(4 episodes, 1988)
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Writers

Subniv Babuta
writer
(2 episodes, 1988)
Kim Evans
writer
(1 episode, 1988)
Gillian Greenwood
writer
(5 episodes, 1988)
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 6th, 1989 (Poland)
January 10th, 1988 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (original title)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (United States of America)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
London Weekend Television (LWT)
RM Arts
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Distribution Companies

Films for the Humanities
Home Vision Cinema (United States of America)
Films for the Humanities and Sciences (United States of America)

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