Arena presents two films by award-winning director Georg Troller , made for West German television's leading arts programme Personenbeschreibung.
Sir Laurens van der Post is the subject of the first film. Known in the popular press as a friend and mentor of Prince Charles, Sir Laurens has devoted his life to drawing the world's attention to the plight of Africa's threatened tribes.
The second film is a portrait of Texan criminal Albert Sample whose autobiography Racehoss tells the harrowing story of his 16-year sentence for armed robbery in a notorious Texan prison and subsequent rehabilitation.
Laurens van der Post and Albert Sample
Arena · Season 1 · Episode 343
Arena presents two films by award-winning director Georg Troller , made for West German television's leading arts programme Personenbeschreibung.
Sir Laurens van der Post is the subject of the first film. Known in the popular press as a friend and mentor of Prince Charles, Sir Laurens has devoted his life to drawing the world's attention to the plight of Africa's threatened tribes.
The second film is a portrait of Texan criminal Albert Sample whose autobiography Racehoss tells the harrowing story of his 16-year sentence for armed robbery in a notorious Texan prison and subsequent rehabilitation.
Sir Laurens van der Post is the subject of the first film. Known in the popular press as a friend and mentor of Prince Charles, Sir Laurens has devoted his life to drawing the world's attention to the plight of Africa's threatened tribes.
The second film is a portrait of Texan criminal Albert Sample whose autobiography Racehoss tells the harrowing story of his 16-year sentence for armed robbery in a notorious Texan prison and subsequent rehabilitation.
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1
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343
Air Date
03/Feb/1989
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