Atlantis | |
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Genre | Docudrama TV movie |
Written by | Rhidian Brook |
Directed by | Tony Mitchell |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Tom Conti |
Country of origin | United Kingdom South Africa |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 8 May 2011 |
Related | |
Pompeii: The Last Day | |
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Atlantis (also titled Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend) is a 2011 BBC docudrama which portrays events surrounding the volcanic eruption which destroyed the island of Thera, an incident portrayed as having inspired the parable of Atlantis. The hour-long programme featured Stephanie Leonidas and Reece Ritchie as individuals of the Bronze Age civilization. The film was narrated by Tom Conti, and made its debut on BBC One on Sunday 8 May 2011.[1]