A Discussion of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'The Crocodile'

United States, 1973

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Episode of Series “Short story showcase”.
Commentator Clifton Fadiman discusses various themes and ideas presented in the short story “The Crocodile” by Dostoyevsky, and he points out the significance of the themes in relation to the life of the author and certain events in Russian history.

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Credits

producer/director

Larry Yust

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:10:08:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

Appears in

Short story showcase

Group of items

Short story showcase

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002893

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Critics

Crafts & Visual Arts → Critics

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative thinking

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Russia - History

Literature → Authors

Literature → Creative writing, Fiction

Literature → Critics

Literature → Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

Literature → Literature - Study and teaching

Literature → Literature, Comparative - Themes, motives

Literature → Russian literature

Literature → Short stories

Music & Performing Arts → Critics

People → Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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