Civilisation: The Complete Series [DVD] [1969]

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Kenneth Clarke’s eloquent and deeply personal documentary series exploring the cultural heritage of the western world, from the collapse of the Roman Empire until the birth of modernism, was groundbreaking television when first broadcast by the BBC in 1969. With its use of exotic locations, and its engaging presenter with his idiosyncratic style, it influenced much of what was to follow. Progressing from the cultural effects of feudalism in medieval Europe to the birth of the Renaissance in fifteenth-century Florence, from revolutionary politics in France after 1789 to the growth of materialism in artistic and scientific discourse, Clarke did not just examine ‘art’, but wanted to reveal the spiritual and humanistic motives behind its creation. Includes all 13 episodes.
Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 4:3 – 1.33:1
Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.1 x 14.3 x 2.9 cm; 322.05 g
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5014503160722
Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon, Ann Turner
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Colour, PAL, Mono, Full Screen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 11 hours and 10 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 18 April 2005
Actors ‏ : ‎ Kenneth Clark, Nicholas Blake, William Devlin, Ronald Lacey, Eric Porter
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ German (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Studio ‏ : ‎ 2 Entertain Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00077284C
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Czech Republic
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1