Alphabet: The Story of Writing

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 1980. January 1.

Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical overview of the alphabet from the cave paintings of primitive man more than 35,000 years ago to the stylus and wax tablets of the Romans and the Egyptians' hieroglyphics.

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Camera

Peter Middleton

Director of Photography

Robert McShane

Director of Photography

Directing

Jeremy Bennett

Director

Editing

Production

David R. Leeming

Executive Producer

Jeremy Bennett

Producer

Sound

Hilary Roberts

Original Music Composer

Camera

Peter Middleton

Director of Photography

Robert McShane

Director of Photography

Directing

Jeremy Bennett

Director

Editing

Production

David R. Leeming

Executive Producer

Jeremy Bennett

Producer

Sound

Hilary Roberts

Original Music Composer