Documentary · 1980 · 1h 56m

Alphabet: The Story of Writing

Director

Cast

Susannah York as Narrator Donald Jackson as

Crew

Peter Middleton — Director of Photography Robert McShane — Director of Photography Roger Guertin — Editor Hilary Roberts — Original Music Composer Jeremy Bennett — Producer

Synopsis

Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical overview of the alphabet from the cave paintings of primitive man more than 35,000 years ago to the stylus and wax tablets of the Romans and the Egyptians' hieroglyphics.

Key Collaborators

Jeremy Bennett Director Peter Middleton Director of Photography Robert McShane Director of Photography Roger Guertin Editor Hilary Roberts Original Music Composer Jeremy Bennett Producer

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