| Description |
1 streaming video (27 min.) |
| Note |
Includes an interview with Eric Bentley on Brecht's aesthetic and reputation. |
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Previously published as DVD. |
| Event |
Filmed in 1962 for a television broadcast of Camera three. |
| Summary |
Eric Bentley -- historian, playwright, drama critic, and leading Brecht scholar -- introduces scenes from his translation of Berlolt Brecht's play-with-songs "Mann ist mann." Bentley also speaks of Brecht's ideas and theater devices, the origins of his political passions in post- World War One Europe, his failure to attract American audiences in the 1930's and his remarkable success later. |
| Local Note |
Alexander Street Theatre Performance and Design Collection: Theatre in Video (ATIV-CR) |
| Subject |
Bentley, Eric, 1916- -- Interviews.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
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Bentley, Eric, 1916-
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Mann ist Mann.
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Conrad, Michael. Actor.
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Dukakis, Olympia. Actor.
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Edwards, Maurice, 1922- Actor.
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Havinga, Nick. Director.
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Heffernan, John. Actor.
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Hurley, Joseph. Screenwriter.
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James, Clifford L. (Clifford Lester), 1903- Actor.
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Matthaei, Konrad. Actor.
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Roskam, Clair. Producer.
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Creative Arts Television (Firm)
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Camera Three Productions.
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| Note |
Title on container and disc surface: Brecht : "A man's a man" |
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Camera three (Television program)
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