David Macaulay: Cathedral

  • Movie
  • 1986
  • 1h 0m
  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Director
Tim King
Starring
David Macaulay, Caroline Berg, Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Matthews

Cast

  • David Macaulay

    David Macaulay

    Self / Host / Narrator

  • Caroline Berg

    Caroline Berg

    Self

  • Derek Jacobi

    Derek Jacobi

    Pierre (voice)

  • Geoffrey Matthews

    Bishop Philippe / Dean of the Chapter (voice)

  • Brian Blessed

    Brian Blessed

    Master Guillaume (voice)

  • Paul Bacon

    Merchant Thibaut (voice)

  • Sean Barrett

    Sean Barrett

    Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice)

  • Peter Pacey

    Peter Pacey

    Friar Roland / Robert of Cormont (voice)

  • Ellis Jones

    Ellis Jones

    Ansel (voice)

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