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DocumentaryHistoryMusic

Civilisation

DocumentaryHistoryMusic

Civilisation

1969 – 1970 (completed) · 1 seasons · 13 episodes · United Kingdom · English

Civilisation (1969) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.0/10 on IMDb from 872 votes. Updated

64.2GRM score
★ 8.0IMDb · 872

Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

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Top cast

8
Kenneth Clark
Self - Narrator
Kenneth Clark
Self
Ian Richardson
Hamlet
Ronald Lacey
Gravedigger
Patrick Stewart
Horatio
William Devlin
King Lear
Eric Porter
Macbeth
Cecil Day-Lewis
Poetry reader

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E13 — Heroic Materialism ★ 8.3 (50)

S113 eps · ★ 8.0
  • E1The Skin of Our Teeth★ 7.9130
  • E2The Great Thaw★ 8.290
  • E3Romance and Reality★ 8.178
  • E4Man: The Measure of All Things★ 8.169
  • E5The Hero as Artist★ 8.163
  • E6Protest and Communication★ 7.963
  • E7Grandeur and Obedience★ 7.956
  • E8The Light of Experience★ 7.959
  • E9The Pursuit of Happiness★ 7.656
  • E10The Smile of Reason★ 8.055
  • E11The Worship of Nature★ 8.052
  • E12The Fallacies of Hope★ 8.251
  • E13Heroic Materialism★ 8.350

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E13 — Heroic Materialism ★ 8.3 (50)

S113 eps · ★ 8.0
  • E1The Skin of Our Teeth★ 7.9130
  • E2The Great Thaw★ 8.290
  • E3Romance and Reality★ 8.178
  • E4Man: The Measure of All Things★ 8.169
  • E5The Hero as Artist★ 8.163
  • E6Protest and Communication★ 7.963
  • E7Grandeur and Obedience★ 7.956
  • E8The Light of Experience★ 7.959
  • E9The Pursuit of Happiness★ 7.656
  • E10The Smile of Reason★ 8.055
  • E11The Worship of Nature★ 8.052
  • E12The Fallacies of Hope★ 8.251
  • E13Heroic Materialism★ 8.350

Top cast

8
KKenneth ClarkSelf - NarratorKKenneth ClarkSelfIIan RichardsonHamletRRonald LaceyGravediggerPPatrick StewartHoratioWWilliam DevlinKing LearEEric PorterMacbethCCecil Day-LewisPoetry reader

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