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The War That Never Ends

1h 10min

Drama

History

Documentary

The Peloponnesian Wars (Athens versus Sparta for twenty-seven years) told in the format of news broadcast-like monologues by Theucydides, Plato, and others.

Cast

John Bennett

John Bennett

Corcyran Representative
David Calder

David Calder

Cleon
Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Melian Representative
Don Henderson

Don Henderson

Socrates
Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Corinthian Representative
Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Archidamus
Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

Presenter (voice)
Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Pericles
Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

2nd Athenian Representative
David Lyon

David Lyon

Camarinean Representative
Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Thucydides
Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

1st Athenian Representative
Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Alcibiades
Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Nicias
Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Diodotus
Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Spartan General
John Rowe

John Rowe

Hermocrates
Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Athenagoras

Release date

28th Mar 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English