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The Norman Conquest of England (1955)
Directed by Roger Leenhardt, Jean-Pierre Vivet
Documentary, History · 20m
A short historical documentary by Roger Leenhardt and Jean Pierre Vivet that chronicles the eleventh-century invasion of England by William the Conqueror, using images of the Bayeux Tapestry to illustrate the story. As described by Erik Barnouw ("Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film"), the film creatively animates the embroidered scenes to bring the Norman Conquest to life.
Crew
- Director
- Roger Leenhardt, Jean-Pierre Vivet
Details
- Original title
- La Conquête de l’Angleterre
- Release date
- 1955-01-01
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French