Alphabet: The Story of Writing

Alphabet: The Story of Writing 1980 Directed by Jeremy Bennett

Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical overview of the alphabet from the cave paintings of primitive man more than 35,000 years ago to the stylus and wax tablets of the Romans and the Egyptians' hieroglyphics.

Country USA

Language English

Gnere Documentary

Release Date 1 January 1980

116 mins

Cast

Susannah York Narrator

Donald Jackson

Crew

Director

Jeremy Bennett

Producer

Jeremy Bennett

Executive Producer

David R. Leeming

Cinematography

Robert McShane

Peter Middleton

Composer

Hilary Roberts

Editor

Roger Guertin

Sound

Paul Roberts

John Hayes