Learning on ScreenHerman Melville: Damned in Paradise
- Synopsis
- From the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia to the New York City docks where he worked as a customs inspector, this documentary tracks the personal and intellectual adventures of Herman Melville. Narrated by John Huston, the film includes readings and commentary by F. Murray Abraham, Robert Penn Warren, Alfred Kazan, and other notable writers and critics.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 1986
- Subjects
- Literature
- Keywords
- literature - American; novelists; Melville, Herman; literature - 19th century
Credits
- Contributor
- Alfred Kazan; F. Murray Abraham; John Huston; Robert Penn Warren
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 NTSC
- Price
- $39.00 ($89.00 institiutional use)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Distributor
- Name
Pyramid Media
- info@pyramidmedia.com
- Web
- http://www.pyramidmedia.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 310 398 6149
- Fax
- +1 310 398 7869
- Address
- PO Box 1048
Santa Monica
California
90406-1048
USA - Notes
- USA-produced educational videos and DVDs on a wide range of topics in the arts, humanities, social and physical sciences. The catalogue is searchable by title, category, series or producer and there is a separate section for higher education. Sale.
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