The Violent Universe (1969)

Film details

Featuring

Magnus Magnusson
Director

Kirk Browning
Countries

United Kingdom USA
Year

1969
Genre

Documentary
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Thirty distinguished astronomers are visited at their observatories throughout the world in a comprehensive report and presentation of astronomical theories, research, and discoveries, including pulsars, quasars, infra-red galaxies, red giants, white dwarfs, neutrinos, cosmic rays, redshift and the nature of the Universe.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - presenter
    
    Magnus Magnusson
  - presenter
    
    Ian Roxburgh
  - Commentary read by
    
    John Stockbridge
  - Verse spoken by
    
    Richard Burton
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Kirk Browning
  Production:
  - Produced by
    
    Public Broadcast Laboratory
  - In association with
    
    British Broadcasting Corporation
  - Executive Producer
    
    Philip Daly
  - Engineering Co-ordinator
    
    Derek Thorogood
  - Studio Director
    
    Noble Wilson
  - Production Team
    
    Colin Riach
  - Production Team
    
    Joan Shepard
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    Nigel Calder
  Photography:
  - Film Cameraman
    
    Brian Tufano
  - Additional Photography
    
    Bert Spielvogel
  - Additional Photography
    
    Ray Henman
  - Additional Photography
    
    Kyoichi Furusawa
  - Lighting Supervisor
    
    Robert Wright
  Special Effects:
  - Visual Effects
    
    Peter Day
  - Graphics
    
    Charles McGhie
  Editing:
  - Film Editor
    
    Roy Fry
  Design:
  - Designer
    
    Stewart Marshall
  Music:
  - Pulsar theme music composed and conducted by
    
    John Dankworth
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    John Murphy
  - Sound
    
    Bill Meekums
  - Sound
    
    Ron Edmonds
  - [Studio] Sound
    
    Trevor Webster
  - Sound Editor
    
    Freeman, Mike