Roman city

Resource Information

The work Roman city represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Roman city

Statement of responsibility

a Unicorn Projects presents ; produced and directed by Larry Klein ; written and co-produced by Mark Olshaker ; executive producer, Ray Hubbard ; producer, Colin Leighton

Contributor

• Kurtz, Bob
• Leighton, Colin
• Macaulay, David
• Thompson, Sophie, 1962-
• Matthews, Geoffrey
• McKellen, Ian
• Sessions, John, 1953-
• Olshaker, Mark, 1951-
• Unicorn Projects, Inc
• Jacobi, Derek
• Klein, Larry, (Producer)
• Einhorn, Richard, 1952 August 2-
• Blessed, Brian
• PBS Home Video
• Hubbard, Ray Andrew, 1924-1999
• Kurtz and Friends (Firm)

Animator

• Kurtz, Bob
• Kurtz and Friends (Firm)

Film distributor

• PBS Home Video

Host

• Macaulay, David

Production company

• Unicorn Projects, Inc

Screenwriter

• Olshaker, Mark, 1951-

Television director

• Klein, Larry, (Producer)

Television producer

• Hubbard, Ray Andrew, 1924-1999
• Olshaker, Mark, 1951-
• Leighton, Colin
• Klein, Larry, (Producer)

Voice actor

• Jacobi, Derek
• Blessed, Brian
• Matthews, Geoffrey
• McKellen, Ian
• Sessions, John, 1953-
• Thompson, Sophie, 1962-

Subject

• Building -- Rome
• City planning
• City planning -- Rome
• Civil engineering
• Civil engineering -- Rome
• Documentary television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Historical television programs
• Historical television programs
• Italy -- Rome
• Nonfiction television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• Rome (Empire)
• Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities
• Rome -- Antiquities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Antiquities
• Building

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Historical television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Nonfiction television programs

Language

eng

Summary

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in this Emmy Award-winning animated and live-action video. Roman City recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, Verbonia is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness

Cataloging source

UNA

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Animation produced and directed by Bob Kurtz ; music, Richard Einhorn ; animation by Kurtz and Friends ; live action by Unicorn Projects, Inc ; cinematographer, Mike Fox ; editor, Milton Spencer

Dewey number

• 711.40937
• 624.0937

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Closed-captioned

LC call number

TA80.R6

LC item number

R65 2006

PerformerNote

Hosted by David Macaulay ; voice talents, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Sophie Thompson, Geoffrey Matthews, Sandra Clark, Jaramy Stockwell

Runtime

56

Technique

live action