David Macaulay: Cathedral

Overview

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.

Release Date

30 April 1986

60 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Self / Host / Narrator
Pierre (voice)
Bishop Philippe / Dean of the Chapter (voice)
Master Guillaume (voice)
Merchant Thibaut (voice)
Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice)
Friar Roland / Robert of Cormont (voice)
Ansel (voice)