Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value (1986)
Film on the Elgin Marbles. In 1802 Lord Elgin, the then British Ambassador in Constantinople, removed the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon temple in Athens, and shipped them from Athens to England. Since then there has been controversy about their rightful home. This film is shot on location and uses existing letters to show Elgin's thoughts at the time and tries to explain Elgin's real motives which were not that he was saving the sculptures from pollution nor the Turks, but for himself.
Primary Title
- Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 29 June 1986
Release Year
- 1986
Start Time
- 15 : 40
Finish Time
- 16 : 40
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Film on the Elgin Marbles. In 1802 Lord Elgin, the then British Ambassador in Constantinople, removed the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon temple in Athens, and shipped them from Athens to England. Since then there has been controversy about their rightful home. This film is shot on location and uses existing letters to show Elgin's thoughts at the time and tries to explain Elgin's real motives which were not that he was saving the sculptures from pollution nor the Turks, but for himself.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Elgin marbles--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Docudrama
- Drama
- Historical drama
Contributors
- Nigel Havers (Actor)
- Clare Byam Shaw (Actor)
- Hugh Grant (Actor)
- Dimitri Malavetas (Actor)
- Christopher Miles (Director)
- Julian Fellowes (Actor)
- Sam Steer (Actor)
- Christopher Miles (Producer)
- Chris Hallaris (Composer)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Elgin marbles--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain