Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

Directed by Nam June Paik, Emile Ardolino

Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary · 58m

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).

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Cast

George Plimpton Self - Host Claude Villers Self - Co-Host Peter Gabriel Self Laurie Anderson Self Joseph Beuys Self John Cage Self
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Robert Combas Self
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Merce Cunningham Self Salvador Dalí Self (archive footage)
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Teddy Dibble Self
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Leslie Fuller Self Allen Ginsberg Self

Crew

Director
Nam June Paik, Emile Ardolino
Writer
Leslie Fuller, Mitchell Kriegman, Nam June Paik
Editor
Nam June Paik, Skip Blumberg, Paul Garrin
Producer
Samuel Paul

Details

Release date
1984-01-01
Runtime
58m
Genres
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
France, United States of America, Germany
Production
Educational Broadcasting Corporation, France•3, THIRTEEN, The WNET Group, Centre Georges Pompidou, WDR