The Learning Channel's Great Books (1993)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series looks at important fiction and nonfiction books. It explores the authors who wrote them and the ideas within them.

educationalinformativethoughtfulcontemplativeleisurelyconversationalreverentscholarly

What happens

Great Books is an hour-long documentary and biography program that aired on The Learning Channel. The series was a project co-created by Walter Cronkite and television producer Jonathan Ward under a deal they had with their company Cronkite Ward, The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel. Premiering on September 8, 1993, to coincide with International Literacy Day, the series took in-depth looks at some of literature's greatest fiction and nonfiction books, along with the authors who created them. Most of the narration was provided by Donald Sutherland. Episodes feature insights from historians, scholars, novelists, artists, writers, and filmmakers who were directly influenced by the books showcased and discussed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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