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The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991•1h 10m•

★5.0(2 ratings)

DramaHistoryDocumentary

Overview

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and others.

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Main Cast

John Bennett

John Bennett

Corcyran Representative

David Calder

David Calder

Cleon

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Melian Representative

Don Henderson

Don Henderson

Socrates

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Corinthian Representative

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Archidamus

Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

Presenter (voice)

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Pericles

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

2nd Athenian Representative

David Lyon

David Lyon

Camarinean Representative

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Thucydides

Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

1st Athenian Representative

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jack Gold

Writing

Writer: John Barton

Production

Executive Producer: Eleni Cubitt
Producer: Michael Kustow

Music & Sound

Music: Leo Cottakis
Sound Supervisor: John Delany

Editing

Editor: Spencer Hill

Art Direction

Production Design: George Kyriakides

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Mary Husband

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 70 minutes (1h 10m).

#2

The film was directed by Jack Gold.

#3

The screenplay was written by John Barton.

#4

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0103235.

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Rating

5.0/10

Mixed

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The War That Never Ends

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Production Companies:

BBC

BBC