Sir Ian McKellen on playing historical figures; 1989
Sir Ian McKellen talks in an interview about his approach to playing historical characters such as T.E. Lawrence and Adolf Hitler, saying 'it's essentially a fictional character that you're doing... you are just really at the service of the author as you are in any play or any script'; 1989. (NBMM460E - AEVZ001J)
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1311272260
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BBC Editorial
Date created:
December 15, 1989
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00:00:31:17
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United Kingdom
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BBC Editorial
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aitstheauthorsversionofarealcharacter_1
- 1980-1989,
- 50-54 Years,
- Acting - Performance,
- Actor,
- Adolf Hitler,
- Approaching,
- Archival,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Author,
- Celebrities,
- Characters,
- Close-up,
- Color Image,
- Fictional Character,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Film Script,
- HD Format,
- History,
- Horizontal,
- Ian McKellen,
- Imagination,
- Indoors,
- Interview - Event,
- Interview - Raw Footage,
- Lawrence of Arabia - Film Title,
- Occupation,
- One Person,
- Part of a Series,
- People,
- Raw Footage,
- Real Time Video,
- Research,
- Scriptwriter,
- Sitting,
- Studio Shot,
- T.E. Lawrence,
- Talking,
- Theatrical Performance,
- UK,
- Video with Sound,