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Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value: Directed by Christopher Miles. With Nigel Havers, Clare Byam-Shaw, Julian Fellowes, Hugh Grant. By using Lord Elgin's actual letters written when he was Ambassador in Constantinople in 1802 the film analyses how and why he took the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon Temple in Athens and shipped them back to England.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. A documentary about the controversy which has surrounded the 19th-century removal of sculpture from the Parthenon. Since 1802, when Lord Elgin, the British Ambassador in Constantinople, stripped the so-called "Elgin marbles" from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens and sent them back to ...
Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value. 1986. Drama. Watchlist. Actors have dual roles in this film recalling how Lord Elgin (Nigel Havers) brought pieces of the Acropolis, built in 447 B.C., from ...
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Mar 7, 2015 · (Note: The blatant lie, is what inspired British movie maker Christopher Miles to title his movie “Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value” in 1985). The operation of the treasures’ retrieval from the bottom of the sea lasted for two years. Elgin was able to employ experienced divers from Kalymnos, who helped retrieve 16 boxes in total.
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52 min. Premiere: World. October 20, 1986. Production Companies. Channel 4 Television Corporation ERT1 Milesian Films. Drama. By using Lord Elgin’s actual letters written when he was Ambassador in Constantinople in 1802 the film analyses how and why he took the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon Temple in Athens and shipped them ...
