One Word of Truth

Synopsis
Based on Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Nobel Prize lecture. Prison camp sequences shot in Lapland, works of art and newsreel footage dramatise many issues facing mankind such as the differing scale of values in the world, the use of terrorism and violence, the relevance of art and literature and the role of the individual.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 29 min.
Year of production
1981-2
Availability
Hire
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Documentation
The full text of the speech, with Russian and English on facing pages, is available from the Anglo-Nordic Trust priced separately.
Uses
Introductory humanities courses; theory of art and literature.*
Subjects
English language and literature
Keywords
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

Credits

Director
Peter J Sisam
Producer
Ailsa Hamilton; Finn Harald Wettefors; Harry Howlett
Contributor
Dmitri Shostakovich; George A Howe
Cast
Tom Courtenay 

Production Company

Name

Anglo-Nordic Productions Trust

Distributor

Name

National Education Video Library

Contact
John Lovell
Email
tryfannevl@aol.com
Phone
01286 676001 or 07768 105467
Fax
01286 676001
Address
Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN
Notes
Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001

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