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Arthur Miller: An Interview

In this exclusive interview, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller speaks about his life and career. Beginning in New York, Miller traces his early years through the Great Depression, offering insights into how this lean time influenced his work. A portion of the program is devoted to a discussion of the 1950s McCarthy hearings and their impact on the development of Miller’s masterwork, The Crucible. Film excerpts from Death of a Salesman, After the Fall, and A View from the Bridge are interwoven with Miller’s observations on the political and poetic nature of his plays, and on the art of writing. A BBC Production. (76 minutes)

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Item#: BVL7295
Copyright date: ©1987
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-0507-9
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-7351-5


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