Tony Palmer Filmes

  • 2012
    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

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    Keep on Burning tells the fascinating story of the world's most enduring underground music movement: Northern Soul. Featuring key DJ's, journalists...

    Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
  • 1977
    The Wigan Casino

    The Wigan Casino

    The Wigan Casino

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    Documentary covering the famous Wigan Casino northern soul venue and the working class kids who spend all their money not on alcohol but on records...

    The Wigan Casino
  • 1999
    The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

    The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

    The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

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    In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the...

    The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
  • 1996
    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

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    This is Palmer's highly controversial portrait of Brahms - a film that exploded the familiar image of 'stodgy old bearded Brahms' - a man whose...

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 2011
    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

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    The great composer of The Planets, Gustav Holst also taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara...

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
  • 1973
    The World of Hugh Hefner

    The World of Hugh Hefner

    The World of Hugh Hefner

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    This 1973 documentary by the award-winning director Tony Palmer shone a light on the multi-millionaire Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire. It gave...

    The World of Hugh Hefner
  • 1998
    The Kindness of Strangers

    The Kindness of Strangers

    The Kindness of Strangers

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    The life of composer, conductor, pianist and Oscar-winner Andre Previn, filmed during a year which culminated in the world premiere of his first...

    The Kindness of Strangers
  • 2008
    O, Fortuna!

    O, Fortuna!

    O, Fortuna!

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    Tony Palmer examines the life and legacy of the German composer, Carl Orff.

    O, Fortuna!
  • 2009
    The Wagner Family

    The Wagner Family

    The Wagner Family

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    There's no doubt that Richard Wagner who built it was the most influential composer in the whole of the 19th Century. But his family has survived a...

    The Wagner Family
  • 1974
    The World of Miss World

    The World of Miss World

    The World of Miss World

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    Director Tony Palmer exposes the harsh underbelly of the famed Miss World beauty contest, going beneath the glamour to reveal a hotbed of bullying,...

    The World of Miss World
  • 2004
    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

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    A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its entirety at the Royal Festival...

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
  • 2007
    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

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    Award-winning filmmaker Tony Palmer directs this riveting documentary on the life and times of influential English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams....

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • 1998
    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

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    Tony Palmer tells the life story of Sergei Rachmaninoff through the use of home movies, concert footage, and interviews. John Gielgud reads from...

    Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
  • 1990
    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

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    Tony Palmer’s study of the German composer Paul Hindemith.

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress
  • 2002
    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

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    Explores the life and career of American soprano Renée Fleming. Share an intimate visit with Renée behind the scenes, at home and on...

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
  • 1991
    Menuhin, A Family Portrait

    Menuhin, A Family Portrait

    Menuhin, A Family Portrait

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    Interviews, footage and photos profile violinist Yehudi Menuhin as prodigy, musician, husband, father and teacher.

    Menuhin, A Family Portrait
  • 1974
    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

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    Documentary about Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins
  • 1998
    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

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    Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this video, which records...

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
  • 1996
    The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

    The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

    The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

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    Though perhaps best known for his star turn in Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera," Michael Crawford has more than 30 years' worth of credits to...

    The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford