ID Code/Title |
Description |
CL1 AGAMEMNON
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Director: Peter Hall
Translation: Tony Harrison
Music: Harrison Birtwistle
Masks: Jenny West
AGAMEMNON is the first play of the ORESTEIA- the oldest surviving classical tragedy and still universally accept as the masterpiece of masterpieces. |
CL2 CHOEPHORI |
Directed by Peter Hall
Translation: Tony Harrison
Music: Harrison Birtwistle
Masks: Jenny West
CHOEPHORI ( The Libation Bearers) is the second play of the ORESTEIA- the oldest surviving classical tragedy and still universally accept as the masterpiece of masterpieces. |
CL3EUMENIDES
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Director: Peter Hall
Translation: Tony Harrison
Music: Harrison Birtwistle
Masks: Jenny West
EUMENIDES ( The Furies) is the last play of the ORESTEIA- the oldest surviving classical tragedy and still universally accept as the masterpiece of masterpieces. |
CL4 ANTIGONE
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Sophocles: The Theban Plays
111 Minutes
Color
Antigone is perhaps the most easily accessible of all the great classical tragedies, its theme clear and up-to-date; the conflict between moral and political law. |
CL5 Oedipus at Colonus
Part 1 of 2
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Sophocles: The Theban Plays
59 Minutes
Color
Bearer of an almost unspeakable, immutable fate, Oedipus yet feels himself a man chosen- that is, favored- by the gods. Now an old man, blind and outcast, Oedipus wanders through Greece guided by his daughter Antigone until he comes to Colonus, where he knows he will die. |
CL6 Oedipus at Colonus
Part 2 of 2
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Sophocles: The Theban Plays
59 Minutes
Color
Bearer of an almost unspeakable, immutable fate, Oedipus yet feels himself a man chosen- that is, favored- by the gods. Now an old man, blind and outcast, Oedipus wanders through Greece guided by his daughter Antigone until he comes to Colonus, where he knows he will die. |
CL7 Oedipus the King
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Sophocles: The Theban Plays
2 hours
Color
Sophocles often won the leading prize at the Dionysia, the principal dramatic festival of Athens; but Oedipus the King was runner-up, winner of the second prize. Posterity, however, considers the play second to none. The play tells the beginning of the Oedipus saga, setting the stage and creating the characters who will continue the story to its conclusion in Antigone. |
CL8-10 History of Roman Civilization
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Educational Video Network
The Roman Republic, 14 min.
The Roman Empire, 14 min.
Along the Roads of Rome, 10 min. |
CL11-12 Pompeii
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Educational Video Network
Pompeii Destroyed, 14 min.
Pompeii Revealed, 30 min. |
CL13 Ancient Pompeii
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Educational Video Network, 30 min. |
CL14 Ancient Rome
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Educational Video Network, 30 min. |
CL15 Roman Legions
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Educational Video Network, 30 min. |
CL16-17 The Etruscans
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Educational Video Network
Part 1, 15 min.
Part 2, 17 min. |
CL18-20 Monuments of Ancient Rome
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Educational Video Network
The Republic’s Rise & Fall, 18 min.
Building the Empire, 17 min.
Glory-Stagnation-Decline, 18 min. |
CL21 Alexander the Great
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1955, 135 min.
Directed by Robert Rossen
Starring Richard Burton, Fredric March, and Claire Bloom
The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror, is given epic treatment as international stars Richard Burton, Fredric March, and Claire Bloom join a cast of thousands to bring history to life. Spectacular action blends seamlessly with vivid character portrayals as the age-old tale of wisdom and ambition, blood and glory unfolds.
Alexander emerges from the mists of legend as a man torn by conflict between the lofty wisdom of his teacher, Aristotle, loyalty to his warrior father, and his own grand design for world domination.
Director Robert Rossen spared no expense in the re-creation of these momentous events. In fact, he may be the first Hollywood director to actually command an army, as 6,000 soldiers of the real Spanish army were hired to re-enact the mighty battles.
The New York Times called Burton’s performance “impassioned” and the film “spectacular.” Voyage back with Alexander the Great, and take a remarkable journey. |
