Page to Screen | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Starring | Peter Gallagher |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Running time | 46 minutes |
Production company | Kralyevich Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Bravo |
Release | October 28, 2002 – May 15, 2005 |
Page to Screen is an American documentary television series hosted by Peter Gallagher, and narrated by David Hibbard. The series premiered October 28, 2002 on Bravo. [1] [2] Page to Screen explores the process of translating novels into films.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Silence of the Lambs" | October 28, 2002 |
2 | "Jaws" | November 4, 2002 |
3 | "Get Shorty" | November 11, 2002 |
4 | "The English Patient" | November 18, 2002 |
5 | "Primary Colors" | November 25, 2002 |
6 | "L.A. Confidential" | December 2, 2002 |
7 | "The Lord of the Rings" | December 9, 2002 |
8 | "Road to Perdition" | February 17, 2003 |
9 | "The Cider House Rules" | February 24, 2003 |
10 | "Dances with Wolves" | March 3, 2003 |
11 | "Field of Dreams" | March 10, 2003 |
12 | "Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" | May 15, 2005 |
Laura Miller of The New York Times called it "one of the most literate documentary series around". [3]
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