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Civilisation

1969 · 1 season

A leisurely, beautifully photographed stroll through art and ideas, elegant and quietly enriching rather than gripping.

Created by
Kenneth Clark
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey
Overview
Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

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Created by
Kenneth Clark
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • faith
  • power
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Kenneth Clark
Written by
Kenneth Clark
Starring
Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart, William Devlin, Eric Porter, Cecil Day-Lewis
Music
Edwin Astley
Cinematography
A.A. Englander
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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