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Our World War, Season 1, Episode 1, The First Day
directed by Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 59 mins
August 1914, two weeks after the First World War was declared. 80,000 British troops have arrived in southern Belgium, but they have yet to engage the enemy. Among these professional soldiers are the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, some of the best-trained gunners in the British Army.
Lieutenant Maurice Dease and...
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directed by Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 59 mins
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August 1914, two weeks after the First World War was declared. 80,000 British troops have arrived in southern Belgium, but they have yet to engage the enemy. Among these professional soldiers are the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, some of the best-trained gunners in the British Army.
Lieutenant Maurice Dease and his friend, Australian Lieutenant Fred Steele, command two companies of riflemen and machine gunners who find themselves camping overn...
August 1914, two weeks after the First World War was declared. 80,000 British troops have arrived in southern Belgium, but they have yet to engage the enemy. Among these professional soldiers are the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, some of the best-trained gunners in the British Army.
Lieutenant Maurice Dease and his friend, Australian Lieutenant Fred Steele, command two companies of riflemen and machine gunners who find themselves camping overnight at Nimy Bridge, the northernmost point of the Mons-Conde Canal. The canal, surrounding the town of Mons, supports 18 bridges stretched along 20 miles of water - but everyone, including Private Sid Godley and his mate Private William Holbrook, expects to be crossing those bridges in the morning. Overnight, however, intelligence reports the Germans may be closer than the British think, and the Royal Engineers, including Lance Corporal Charles Jarvis and his sapper, Private Neary, are ordered to start preparing the bridges for demolition.
What happens next, on Sunday 23 August, tests the soldiers' skill, courage and ingenuity to the absolute limit, leading to the first Victoria Crosses of the First World War. Not everyone will make it through the First Day.
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Drama
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography, Performance
Contributor
Stuart Bentley, fl. 2008, Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Our World War
Topic / Theme
Recorded history, War, Soldiers, World War I, 1914-1918, War and Violence, British, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
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Our World War, Season 1, Episode 2, Pals
directed by Ben Chanan, fl. 2003-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 58 mins
1916, and Britain's armed forces are decimated. Across the country, friends join up to fight together, in new battalions known as 'Pals'. Paddy Kennedy, a warehouse clerk from Manchester, joins the Manchester Pals Battalion alongside his friends Henry, Andy and Jim. They soon discover that the whole of their neigh...
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directed by Ben Chanan, fl. 2003-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 58 mins
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1916, and Britain's armed forces are decimated. Across the country, friends join up to fight together, in new battalions known as 'Pals'. Paddy Kennedy, a warehouse clerk from Manchester, joins the Manchester Pals Battalion alongside his friends Henry, Andy and Jim. They soon discover that the whole of their neighborhood has joined up, including a nearby factory foreman, now their sergeant, Mitchell, and their friend Lizzie, who has become a volu...
1916, and Britain's armed forces are decimated. Across the country, friends join up to fight together, in new battalions known as 'Pals'. Paddy Kennedy, a warehouse clerk from Manchester, joins the Manchester Pals Battalion alongside his friends Henry, Andy and Jim. They soon discover that the whole of their neighborhood has joined up, including a nearby factory foreman, now their sergeant, Mitchell, and their friend Lizzie, who has become a volunteer nurse.
These pals are set to become part of the largest offensive ever mounted by the British Army, the Battle of the Somme. But after a successful first day, they are ordered to seize control of Trones Wood, a thickly forested copse riddled with enemy soldiers and impossible to navigate. Through all this, they survive shellfire and ambush, evade capture by the Germans and encounter the mysterious Private William Hunt, whose fate will become forever entwined with the life of Paddy Kennedy.
Paddy's journey leads to the deadliest mission of all - the execution by firing squad of one of his pals. How will Paddy survive becoming a soldier?
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Drama
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography, Performance
Contributor
Stuart Bentley, fl. 2008, Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Ben Chanan, fl. 2003-2016
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Our World War
Topic / Theme
Recorded history, War, Soldiers, British
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 British Broadcasting Corporation
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Our World War, Season 1, Episode 3, War Machine
directed by Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 58 mins
1918, and after four years of combat the British invent a new weapon designed to break the stalemate. Private Chas Rowland, determined to bring the war to an end and return home, joins the Tank Corps under the command of Lieutenant Mould, entering the extraordinary world of the Niveleur, a Mark V tank.
Primed to...
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directed by Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016; produced by Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Our World War, Season 1, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 58 mins
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1918, and after four years of combat the British invent a new weapon designed to break the stalemate. Private Chas Rowland, determined to bring the war to an end and return home, joins the Tank Corps under the command of Lieutenant Mould, entering the extraordinary world of the Niveleur, a Mark V tank.
Primed to take part in a major offensive against the Germans just outside the French town of Amiens, the crew of the Niveleur include Fred Firth,...
1918, and after four years of combat the British invent a new weapon designed to break the stalemate. Private Chas Rowland, determined to bring the war to an end and return home, joins the Tank Corps under the command of Lieutenant Mould, entering the extraordinary world of the Niveleur, a Mark V tank.
Primed to take part in a major offensive against the Germans just outside the French town of Amiens, the crew of the Niveleur include Fred Firth, a father-of-two desperate to see his children again, Private Dodds, a tough warrior scarred by the loss of his brothers and Mike Weston, a civilian mechanic conscripted into the tanks. The crew will only survive four grueling days behind enemy lines if they can learn to work together. Can they bring the war to an end and make it home?
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Stuart Bentley, fl. 2008, Susan Horth, fl. 2003-2016, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Bruce Goodison, fl. 1997-2016
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Our World War
Topic / Theme
Recorded history, War, Correspondence, Military tanks, Soldiers, World War I, 1914-1918, War and Violence, British, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
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The Watts Towers Project
written by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959- (2007); directed by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959-; performed by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2007, originally published 2007), 58 mins
Smith's edgy and funny The Watts Towers Project focuses on Simon Rodia, the Italian immigrant who spent 33 years building his towers - only to walk away from them, never to return. Smith blends his own childhood; the life of Rodia, and the last quarter-century of L.A. history to create (in the words of Back Stage...
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written by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959- (2007); directed by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959-; performed by Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2007, originally published 2007), 58 mins
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Smith's edgy and funny The Watts Towers Project focuses on Simon Rodia, the Italian immigrant who spent 33 years building his towers - only to walk away from them, never to return. Smith blends his own childhood; the life of Rodia, and the last quarter-century of L.A. history to create (in the words of Back Stage West) a "wonderfully eclectic piece."
Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959-
Author / Creator
Roger Guenveur Smith, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Simon Rodia
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Chavez Ravine
written by Culture Clash (Performance troupe) (2005); directed by Lisa Peterson; performed by Zilah Mendoza, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, 1959-, Culture Clash (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2005, originally published 2005), 1 hour 17 mins
The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.
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written by Culture Clash (Performance troupe) (2005); directed by Lisa Peterson; performed by Zilah Mendoza, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, 1959-, Culture Clash (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2005, originally published 2005), 1 hour 17 mins
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The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.
Date Written / Recorded
2005
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Culture Clash, Zilah Mendoza, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Herbert Siguenza, 1959-
Author / Creator
Culture Clash (Performance troupe), Lisa Peterson, Culture Clash, Zilah Mendoza, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Herbert Siguenza, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Vin Scully, Fernando Valenzuela, Henry Ruiz, Richard Neutra, Frank Wilkinson, Manazar, Howard Holtzendorf, Pachuco 1, Nicky Apodaca, Mover, Shaker, Maria Salgado Ruiz
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The Real Dr. Strangelove
written by Peter Goodchild (2004); directed by Matt August; performed by Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade and Margaret Welsh (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2004, originally published 2004), 2 hours 4 mins
The birth of Armageddon. The first H-Bomb detonates and the proud father is Edward Teller. But he's on a collision course with Robert Oppenheimer; head of the team that created the Atom bomb. Now Oppenheimer has turned pacifist and the government will stop at nothing to neutralize him. And Teller is their star wit...
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written by Peter Goodchild (2004); directed by Matt August; performed by Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade and Margaret Welsh (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 2004, originally published 2004), 2 hours 4 mins
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The birth of Armageddon. The first H-Bomb detonates and the proud father is Edward Teller. But he's on a collision course with Robert Oppenheimer; head of the team that created the Atom bomb. Now Oppenheimer has turned pacifist and the government will stop at nothing to neutralize him. And Teller is their star witness.
Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade, Margaret Welsh
Author / Creator
Matt August, Jordan Baker, Corey Brill, John de Lancie, 1948-, Reed Diamond, 1967-, J. Michael Flynn, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Joe Spano, 1946-, Matt St. James, fl. 2000, Simon Templeman, Granville Van Dusen, 1944-, Geoffrey Wade, Margaret Welsh, Peter Goodchild
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, Mici Teller, Lewis Strauss, Luis Walter Alvarez, Clay Blair, Jr., Roger Robb, Hans Bethe, Albert Rose, Ernest Lawrence, Norris Bradbury, Stirling Colgate, Robert F. Christy, William Liscum Borden, Rosie, Photographer, Receptionist, Bartender, News reader 1, News reader 2, News reader 3, Pilot, Secretary, Nurse, Narrator, Court official
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Dancing With Dollars in the Millennium: A Ten Year Summary of Trends
written by John Munger, 1946-2013 (New York, NY: Macfadden Communications Group, 2001, originally published 2001), 16 page(s)
This 16-page supplement to Dance Magazine, by John Munger, is a report on how dancers and dance companies fared in the 1990s.
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written by John Munger, 1946-2013 (New York, NY: Macfadden Communications Group, 2001, originally published 2001), 16 page(s)
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This 16-page supplement to Dance Magazine, by John Munger, is a report on how dancers and dance companies fared in the 1990s.
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
John Munger, 1946-2013
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Macfadden Communications Group
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Finance, Labor unions, Non-traditional jobs, Dance companies, Dance
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Top Secret: The Battle For the Pentagon Papers
written by Leroy F. Aarons, 1933-2004 and Geoffrey Cowan (1991); directed by John Rubinstein, 1946-; performed by John Heard, 1938-, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, 1946-, James Gleason, 1882-1959, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Russell Soder, Susan Sullivan, 1942-, Peter Van Norden, Tom Virtue, 1957- and Geoffrey Wade (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1999), 1 hour 51 mins
A timely docudrama about The Washington Post’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study documenting U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The subsequent trial tested the parameters of the First Amendment, pitting the public’s right to know against the government’s desire for secrecy.
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written by Leroy F. Aarons, 1933-2004 and Geoffrey Cowan (1991); directed by John Rubinstein, 1946-; performed by John Heard, 1938-, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, 1946-, James Gleason, 1882-1959, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Russell Soder, Susan Sullivan, 1942-, Peter Van Norden, Tom Virtue, 1957- and Geoffrey Wade (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1999, originally published 1999), 1 hour 51 mins
Description
A timely docudrama about The Washington Post’s decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study documenting U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The subsequent trial tested the parameters of the First Amendment, pitting the public’s right to know against the government’s desire for secrecy.
Date Written / Recorded
1991
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
John Heard, 1938-, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, 1946-, James Gleason, 1882-1959, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Russell Soder, Susan Sullivan, 1942-, Peter Van Norden, Tom Virtue, 1957-, Geoffrey Wade
Author / Creator
John Rubinstein, 1946-, John Heard, 1938-, Bo Foxworth, John Getz, 1946-, James Gleason, 1882-1959, Gregory Harrison, 1950-, Raphael Sbarge, 1964-, Russell Soder, Susan Sullivan, 1942-, Peter Van Norden, Tom Virtue, 1957-, Geoffrey Wade, Leroy F. Aarons, 1933-2004, Geoffrey Cowan
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
Katharine Graham, Ben Bradlee, Brian Kelly, Judge Martin Peel, Ron Ziegler, Henry Kissinger, Robert Mardian, John Mitchell, Richard Nixon, Meg Greenfield, George Wilson, Ben Bagdikian, Fritz Beebe, Murrey Marder, Dennis Doolin, Eugene Patterson, Chalmers Roberts
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The Emperor and the Assassin
directed by Chen Kaige, 1952-; produced by Chen Kaige, 1952-, Crown House Publishing Corporation, New Wave Company and Canal+; performed by Gong Li, 1965-, Zhang Fengyi, 1956- and Sun Zhou, 1954- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 1998), 2 hours 41 mins,
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The Emperor and the Assassin, set during the third century BC, is the story of an ambitious King, Ying Zheng, obsessed with unifying all of China and becoming its first emperor. To this end, he embarks upon an unparalleled reign of terror and brutality against all who, he believes, stands between him and his desti...
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directed by Chen Kaige, 1952-; produced by Chen Kaige, 1952-, Crown House Publishing Corporation, New Wave Company and Canal+; performed by Gong Li, 1965-, Zhang Fengyi, 1956- and Sun Zhou, 1954- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 1998), 2 hours 41 mins,
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The Emperor and the Assassin, set during the third century BC, is the story of an ambitious King, Ying Zheng, obsessed with unifying all of China and becoming its first emperor. To this end, he embarks upon an unparalleled reign of terror and brutality against all who, he believes, stands between him and his destiny. Hoping to contribute in some way to Ying Zheng's dream of Chinese unification, Lady Zhao, his lover from childhood, devises an intr...
The Emperor and the Assassin, set during the third century BC, is the story of an ambitious King, Ying Zheng, obsessed with unifying all of China and becoming its first emperor. To this end, he embarks upon an unparalleled reign of terror and brutality against all who, he believes, stands between him and his destiny. Hoping to contribute in some way to Ying Zheng's dream of Chinese unification, Lady Zhao, his lover from childhood, devises an intricate fake assassination plot against Ying Zheng which, when "uncovered", will provide him with a legitimate excuse to invade the neighboring kingdom of Yan, his greatest obstacle to unification. However, before the plan can be fully realized, Ying Zheng discovers a painful secret about his birth. This stunning revelation triggers the cold blooded instinct within him. He has anyone who might have knowledge of his true lineage killed. He then plots a bloody attack on Lady Zhao's beloved homeland.This vicious incursion includes the slaughtering of many innocent children, which violates a solemn promise made earlier to Lady Zhao. She is now forced to turn against her lover. Though her affection for him is strong, she can no longer accept or defend his pragmatic ruthlessness. Operating out of the neighboring kingdom of Yan and in conjunction with its Prince, Lady Zhao now truly supports the plot to assassinate Ying Zheng. The man finally chosen to kill the King, Jing Ke, is a highly-respected assassin who, ironically, has turned his back on his profession in an attempt to find a more meaningful life. Zhao soon finds herself drawn to the great warrior and the two fall deeply in love. When the assassination plot fails and Jing Ke is killed, Zhao returns to Qin to claim her lover's body. In their final meeting, Lady Zhao confronts Ying Zheng and condemns his horrific deeds. She turns and walks away, leaving the King to forge his great empire alone.
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Drama
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Gong Li, 1965-, Zhang Fengyi, 1956-, Sun Zhou, 1954-
Contributor
Chen Kaige, 1952-, Crown House Publishing Corporation, New Wave Company, Canal+, Zhao Jiping, 1945-
Author / Creator
Chen Kaige, 1952-, Gong Li, 1965-, Zhang Fengyi, 1956-, Sun Zhou, 1954-, Wang Peigong, fl. 1977-1998
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Person Discussed
Queen Dowager Zhao, -028--022
Topic / Theme
Heads of state, Espionage, Political events, Lady Zhao, Jing Ke, Dan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Sony Pictures Classics
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In the Name of Security
written by Peter Goodchild (1997); directed by John Theocharis, fl. 1962 and Martin Jenkins; performed by John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969- and John Rubinstein, 1946- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 2 hours 59 mins
The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 19...
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written by Peter Goodchild (1997); directed by John Theocharis, fl. 1962 and Martin Jenkins; performed by John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969- and John Rubinstein, 1946- (Los Angeles, CA: L. A. Theatre Works, 1997, originally published 1997), 2 hours 59 mins
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The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 1954: Alger Hiss, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Each hour-long program combines dramatic re-enactments based on or...
The Trial of Alger Hiss, The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer. At the height of the cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-Communist atmosphere of the McCarthy era. IN THE NAME OF SECURITY re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked America between 1948 and 1954: Alger Hiss, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Each hour-long program combines dramatic re-enactments based on original trial transcripts, archival material, new evidence, the latest assessments of American historians and scientists, and the commentaries of relatives and friends of the accused.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Drama
Content Type
Spoken word recording
Performer / Ensemble
John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969-, John Rubinstein, 1946-
Author / Creator
John Theocharis, fl. 1962, Martin Jenkins, John de Lancie, 1948-, David Hyde Pierce, 1959-, Amy Pietz, 1969-, John Rubinstein, 1946-, Peter Goodchild
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
L. A. Theatre Works
Topic / Theme
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, Alger Hiss
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