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Roman Polanski

Synopsis
Television anthology arts series. Melvyn Bragg interviews director Roman Polanski about his film-making. Polanski says that he believes Laurence Olivier to be a director of genius and admits to having seen HAMLET twenty-five times. An excerpt from the film is shown.
Series
South Bank Show, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
25 May 1980 at 22:30 (Channel: ITV)

Credits

Director
Andrew Snell
Contributor
Lawrence Bragg; Roman Polanski

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Film directing; Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989); Polanski, Roman

Production Company

Name

London Weekend Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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