The Private Life of a Masterpiece Edvard Munch: The Scream (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Edvard Munch: The Scream (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

It shows exactly how and why the Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch arrived at his extraordinary image and how that image of the screaming person has reverberated down the decades to become an icon in modern culture.

Director

Ceri Sherlock

Writer

Russell T. Davies

Producer

Judith Winnan (producer)

Editor

Madoc Roberts

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 31, 2001

Release date

2001 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
John Butler Himself Former Metropolitan Police Detective Himself Former Metropolitan Police Detective See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Peter Conrad Himself Christ Church Oxford Himself Christ Church Oxford See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Mark Dery Himself Cultural Critic Himself Cultural Critic See fewer	Down with Clowns (2013)
Arne Eggum Himself Munch Museum Oslo Himself Munch Museum Oslo See fewer	Kvitt eller dobbelt (1961)
Tracey Emin Self Self See fewer	Sometimes the Dress Is Worth More Money Than the Money (2001)
Robert Fishbone Self Self See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Paul Garnault Self (voice: Edvard Munch) Self (voice: Edvard Munch) See fewer	Outside the Rules (2002)
Barry Humphries Self - Dame Edna (archive footage) Self - Dame Edna (archive footage) See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Holger Koefoed Himself National College of Art and Design Oslo Himself National College of Art and Design Oslo See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Knut Ljogodt Himself National Gallery Oslo Himself National Gallery Oslo See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Camille Paglia Herself University of the Arts, Philadelphia Herself University of the Arts, Philadelphia See fewer	The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Tim Pigott-Smith Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
William Varley Himself Art Critic Himself Art Critic See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Mara Helen Wood Herself University of Northumbria Herself University of Northumbria See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)