'The Prisoner' (1952) and the perpetrator in early post-war British television
Title'The Prisoner' (1952) and the perpetrator in early post-war British television
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556gn
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherVallentine Mitchell
Year of publication
2011
Dimensionspp207-229
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust Studies: a journal of culture and history' Vol.17 No.2-3 Autumn/Winter 2011 pp207-229
Description
Investigates the political implications of the 1952 British television play 'The Prisoner', an early representation of the state of Israel that provoked consternation due to its depiction of a murdered Israeli minister as a former Nazi. This controversy is explored using production files, newspaper reports and the script of the play