David Macaulay: Cathedral (1986)
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.
- Date of release
- 1986-04-30
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Tim King
Casting
- David Macaulay — Self / Host / Narrator
- Caroline Berg — Self
- Derek Jacobi — Pierre (voice)
- Geoffrey Matthews — Bishop Philippe / Dean of the Chapter (voice)
- Brian Blessed — Master Guillaume (voice)
- Paul Bacon — Merchant Thibaut (voice)
- Sean Barrett — Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice)
- Peter Pacey — Friar Roland / Robert of Cormont (voice)
- Ellis Jones — Ansel (voice)
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