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.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: David Macaulay, Caroline Berg, Derek Jacobi, Geoffrey Matthews, Brian Blessed, Paul Bacon
Crew: Larry Klein (Writer), Sue Brown (Producer), Mona Kanin (Associate Producer), Mark Olshaker (Producer), Ian Llande (Music), Steve Parr (Music)
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Language: English
Studio: Unicorn Projects
Runtime: 60 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 30, 1986
IMDb: 10
Keywords:france, cathedral, engineering, architecture, gothic, middle ages (476-1453), design, medieval