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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

8.1 58 mins Comedy   Music   TV Movie   Documentary   1984
Educational Broadcasting Corporation   France 3   Thirteen   The WNET Group   Centre Georges Pompidou   WDR  
Director(s): Nam June Paik Emile Ardolino

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).

Casts of Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

George Plimpton

as Self - Host

Claude Villers

as Self - Co-Host

Peter Gabriel

as Self

Laurie Anderson

as Self

Joseph Beuys

as Self

John Cage

as Self

Robert Combas

as Self

Salvador Dalí

as Self (archive footage)

Teddy Dibble

as Self

Leslie Fuller

as Self

Allen Ginsberg

as Self

Danny Elfman

as Self

Arthur Russell

as Self

Yasunao Tone

as Self

Yves Montand

as Self

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