Man of Straw | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann |
Written by | Robert Muller |
Directed by | Herbert Wise |
Starring | Derek Jacobi John Phillips Judy Cornwell |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Martin Lisemore |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 30 January – 5 March 1972 |
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