Author James Clavell on writing Shōgun and The Fly: CBC Archives | CBC

In this clip, best selling author James Clavell talks about his 1975 novel 'Shōgun'. When it was made into a TV series in 1980, produced by Clavell, it became the 2nd highest rated mini-series in history with an audience of over 120 million. Clavell also talks about the 1st film he ever wrote 'The Fly' (1958). For more classic clips, go to http://www.cbc.ca/archives
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