David Macaulay: Cathedral

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Release date: April 30, 1986
Duration: 60 minutes
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Overview

Author David Macaulay hosts CATHEDRAL, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France's most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity, and intrigue.

Starring

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David Macaulay
Self / Host / Narrator
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Derek Jacobi
Pierre (voice)
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Brian Blessed
Master Guillaume (voice)