Great Books (1993– )

A documentary series about great fiction and non-fiction books and their content and impact.

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, David Bryan Jackson, Bill Toscano

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Donald Sutherland	...	Narrator (11 episodes, 1993-2002)

Storyline

This documentary series examines famous fiction and non fiction books. With each episode, a book's content is explored as well as the times in which the work was written. Furthermore, the nature of the book's significance is explored as well as its impact.

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Plot Keywords:

book | literature

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Genres:

History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Of the many great books series I chose Le Morte D'Athur

Le Morte D'Athur is one of the best of a series of subjects on great books. In this case it is more of how the Arthurian legion originated and now permeates our society. The narrator is Donald Sutherland and executive editor Walter Cronkite. There are film shots from Star Wars and old manuscripts. They even refer to President Kennedy. Also included is Monty Python. Left out is any mention of Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon.)