The Minds of men
By: a BBC TV production in association with RM Productions ; producer and director, Christopher Burstall
Contributors: Dover, K. J. (Kenneth James), 1920-2010; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Reiner Moritz Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Classical civilization; Classical civilization
Publisher: Films for the Humanities
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Ancient Philosophy; History; Civilization
Description: A detailed look at the life and teachings of Socrates and his pupil Plato, and at the world of the two founding fathers of history --Herodotus and Thucydides. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the wellspring of human behavior, the nature of man, and his place in the world around him. Christopher Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins and dramatized scenes and monologues.
Notes: "FFH 706."

Cameramen, Henry Farrar, Sidney Davies, Mike Southon ; film editor, Dave King.

Christopher Burstall.