AE - 8 - Literature
by buzz-sawyer | created - 05 Jun 2016 | updated - 12 Mar 2018 | Public- Genres
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1. Great Books (1993– )
TV-14 | Documentary, History
Great works of literature are explored in context of their times and their impact.
Stars: Donald Sutherland, David Bryan Jackson, Bill Toscano, Anne Rice
Votes: 79
2. Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988)
Documentary, Biography
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... See full summary »
Stars: Eileen Atkins, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Burgess, George Steiner
Votes: 46
3. How Sherlock Changed the World (2013 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Special reveals for the first time the astonishing impact that Holmes has had on the development of real criminal investigation and forensic techniques.
Director: Paul Bernays | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Lincoln, Rick Kissack, Mark Drake
Votes: 122
4.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
(2001)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
The dreams that all came true for Scott Fitzgerald - once he was in his grave.
Director: DeWitt Sage | Stars: Laura Linney, Amy Irving, William Sandler, Campbell Scott
Votes: 110
5. Prophets of Science Fiction (2011–2012)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.
Stars: Ridley Scott, Jonathan Adams, Michio Kaku, Kim Stanley Robinson
Votes: 695
6.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
(2002)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison, one of the great American novelists of the twentieth century.
Directors: Avon Kirkland, Elise Robertson | Stars: Andre Braugher, John Amos, Paul Benjamin, Jacques C. Smith
Votes: 98
7.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
(1994)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Tennessee Williams was brilliant and prolific, he was also troubled and self-destructive, an abuser of alcohol and drugs. He was awarded four Drama Critic Circle Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Edward Albee, Reed Birney, Melvyn Bragg, Marlon Brando
Votes: 92
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