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The Treatment

The Treat: Sir Christopher Frayling

Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min · 4 segments

**Sir Christopher Frayling is a film scholar who has written extensively about Italian director Sergio Leone, most notably in the biography Sergio Leone by Himself. For his treat, Frayling reveals the…

**Sir Christopher Frayling is a film scholar who has written extensively about Italian director Sergio Leone, most notably in the biography Sergio Leone by Himself. For his treat, Frayling reveals the early so-called children’s films he watched that horrified and thrilled him.**

**Sir Christopher Frayling is a film scholar who has written extensively about Italian director Sergio Leone, most notably in the biography Sergio Leone by Himself. For his treat, Frayling reveals the…

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Speakers: Christopher FraylingGuestElvis MitchellHost

Elvis MitchellHost

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Welcome to The Treat.

Elvis MitchellHost

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I'm Elvis Mitchell.

Elvis MitchellHost

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Sir Christopher Frayling has brought such rigorous and insightful observations to film and culture that he has been knighted for his writing.

Elvis MitchellHost

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For The Treat, he turns his powers of observation on a particular example of Disney feature-length animation.

Elvis MitchellHost

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And as you'll hear, there's no better time than now for his assessments.

Elvis MitchellHost

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I'm Sir Christopher Frayling, and this is The

Christopher FraylingGuest

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Treat.

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