The Cave: A Parable Told By Orson Welles
- Date
1974
- Summary
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Presents an animated version of the allegory of the cave from the sixth book of Plato's Republic. Creates the scene at the bottom of the cave while Orson Welles narrates. Suggests, as does the original parable, the tension between illusion and reality, the tenacity of false perceptions, the joy in heightened awareness, and the nobility of the enlightened man who accepts as his responsibility the enlightenment of others.
- Publishers
Churchill Films; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subject
Plato. -- Cave ; Perceptual defense ; Reality ; Leadership ; Personnel management ; Philosophy.
- Collection
IU Audio-Visual Center
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:10:00); 16mm
- Notes
Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services.
Copyright Date: 1973
Creation/Production Credits
Narrator: Orson Welles Animator: Dick Oden Music Performer: Larry Wolff Producer: Nick Bosustow Producer: C.B. Wismar Director: Sam Weiss
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003247766; Other: GR00421550; MDPI Barcode: 40000003247766
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.