Eric Hobsbawm: The Consolations of History

Overview

In this feature-length documentary, Anthony Wilks traces the connections between the events of Hobsbawm’s life and the history he told, from his teenage years in Germany as Hitler came to power and his communist membership, to the jazz clubs of 1950s Soho and the makings of New Labour, taking in Italian bandits, Peruvian peasant movements and the development of nationalism in the modern world, with help from the assiduous observations of MI5.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 8, 2021

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

John Foot,Donald Sassoon,Stefan Collini,Anthony Wilks,Marlene Hobsbawm,Frances Stonor Saunders,Eric Hobsbawm,Richard J. Evans

Director

Anthony Wilks

Writer

Thomas Jones,Sam Kinchin-Smith,Anthony Wilks

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt15837786