Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Jan 1, 1984

0h 58m

★ 8.1

Overview

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).

Genres

Comedy

Music

TV Movie

Documentary

Production Companies

Educational Broadcasting Corporation

France 3

Thirteen

The WNET Group

Centre Georges Pompidou

WDR

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell Trailers

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Cast

Self - Host

George Plimpton

Self - Co-Host

Claude Villers

Self

Peter Gabriel

Self

Laurie Anderson

Self

Joseph Beuys

Self

John Cage

Self

Robert Combas

Self

Merce Cunningham

Self (archive footage)

Salvador Dalí

Self

Teddy Dibble

Self

Leslie Fuller

Self

Allen Ginsberg

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