The Spread of the Eagle (1963)
- Directed by
- Peter Dews
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 9 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1963 BBC series adapts three of Shakespeare's Roman history plays into nine episodes. It shows the rise and fall of powerful Roman leaders through political intrigue and personal conflict.
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What happens
The Spread of the Eagle is a nine-part serial adaptation of three sequential history plays of William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra, produced by the BBC in 1963. It was inspired by the success of An Age of Kings (1960), which it was unable to rival. The episodes also aired in West Germany in 1968-69 and in 1972. The series was recorded directly to film, and so preserved by the BBC Film Library, meaning all episodes still exist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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