Using newsreel interviews and conversation with such people as Dame Sybil Thorndike and Kingsley Martin the film presents the personality of Shaw, the social critic whose plays cast a brilliant light on the political ideas struggling for expression at the turn of the century. Commentary by John van Eyssen and Tony Quinn.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320852
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Literature → English literature
Literature → English literature - History and criticism
Literature → Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Music & Performing Arts → English dramatists
Music & Performing Arts → Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)