ˈdocudrama orig. N. Amer.
Also docu-drama.
[f. documentary a. + drama.]
A dramatized film (usu. for television) which is based on a semi-fictional interpretation of real events; a documentary drama.
| 1961 Britannica Bk. of Year 537/2 Docudrama, a documentary drama. 1975 Toronto Star 12 July g1/1 CBC producer Ralph Thomas and director Peter Pearson were completing under wraps the most controversial of the network's five new hour-long ‘docu-dramas’ series. 1977 TV Guide (U.S.) 5 Feb. 22/1 Unfortunately, as in most docudramas, fiction and wishful thinking often are mixed up with facts. 1981 Listener 17 & 24 Dec. 790/2 In the excellent docudrama film, This is Elvis, there is a painful sequence..when Elvis..attempts to sing ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’. 1985 Times 6 Apr. 8/6 Dramatized documentaries—or ‘docu-dramas’—are suspect. |