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- BFI identifier272918
- Date1973-08-17 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisThe film traces Orwell's life during 1936. During that year Orwell spent time in the depressed north of England, married, set off for the Spanish Civil War and completed his book 'The Road to Wigan Pier', which marked his beginnings as a political author. The film features some of those who knew Orwell both in London and in the north, and they comment on his life, ideas and work. (NFA Catalogue)
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- Credits
- CastW.H. Auden (on-screen participant)
Noam Chomsky (on-screen participant)
Michael Foot (on-screen participant)
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Title
George Orwell The Road to the Left (Original)
Category
Non FictionThis work is available to view in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank.
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Series Work - 768323
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +George Orwell The Road to the Left
Work - 272918 - 1973-08-17 (Television)
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +George Orwell The Road to the Left
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