MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO SCREENING SERIES, THE:
PRIME-TIME POLITICS: POLITICS: STRANGER THAN
FICTION?, PACKAGE 2 {TAPE 1 OF 2} {THE WEST WING:
TAKE THIS SABBATH DAY}
Summary
From "That Was the Week That Was" to "The West Wing,"
politics has been a mainstay on prime-time television.
Documentarians, dramatists, and comedians have all
created work about the struggle for political power in
the United States. This screening series, "Prime-Time
Politics," examines how the creative and news
communities have captured the political process over
four decades. The screenings encompass fly-on-the-wall
documentaries and off-the-wall political commentary
and everything in between, including fictional
representations and presidential interviews.
Politics: Stranger Than Fiction? (Package 2, Tape 1 of 2)
The West Wing: "Take This Sabbath Day"
President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) faces a crisis of
conscience when a death row prisoner appeals to him for
a stay of execution. With guest star Karl Malden.
(2000; 45 minutes)
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 2004
- RUNNING TIME: 0:43:51
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:84725
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Karl Malden
- Martin Sheen