Les Cent Livres des Hommes (1970)

Les Cent Livres des Hommes (ORTF, 1969-1973) was a series of literary programs created by Claude Santelli and Françoise Verny, and produced notably by Santelli, Jean Archimbaud, and Serge Moati. Planned for one hundred episodes but completed at thirty-nine, the series aimed to introduce great literary works, 'chefs-d’œuvre', to a younger audience through a mix of dramatization, reading, and documentary techniques. It marked a transfer of cultural legitimacy from writers and critics to a generation of television producers, offering a new model of educational and creative literary broadcasting - 'télévision d’auteur'.

• First Air Date: 1970-06-07
• Last Air Date: 1973-12-28
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 17
• Network: ORTF Télévision
• Creator: Claude Santelli, Françoise Verny