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1984

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A seven-hour epic film of the life of the composer Richard Wagner. The musical score is performed by the London, Vienna and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestras, conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Read more

Starring	Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
Director	Tony Palmer
Genres	Drama

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A seven-hour epic film of the life of the composer Richard Wagner. The musical score is performed by the London, Vienna and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestras, conducted by Sir Georg Solti.

Starring	Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Gemma Craven, Vanessa Redgrave
Director	Tony Palmer
Studio	METRODOME DISTRIBUTION LTD
Run time	DVD: 7 hrs 51 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: 09 May 2005

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- Palmer's 5-hour biopic of Wagner (nine hours in the TV version) is a long haul for anyone: sumptuous, overblown,... read more on Time Out
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  A classic not to be missed
  
  I first watched 'Wagner' on VHS tape several years ago. A fantastic recording, and a real treat to see such a brilliant cast acting together. Can'... read more »
  
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  Wagner
  
  A story covering the life of a man gifted in one respect, but troubled in other areas of his life. In many ways a reflect of the human condition.
  
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  3rd cd best of bunch
  
  the 3rd cd is better than the other 2, although they should have left Richard Burton without makeup for the first half of it as he always seems to look 15-20 ... read more »
  
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  Burton is Wagner !
  
  Movie only comes alive on home cinema, with sound turned
  
  all the way up! Needs to be viewed several times for the
  
  artistry to be revealed... read more »
  
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Copying Beethoven
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With few exceptions, films about the great composers have been a rum bunch. Grieg got the egregious Song of Norway. Ken Russell did well by Delius in Song of Summer, okay by Tchaikovsky in The Music Lovers, so-so for Mahler, then perpetrated Lisztomania, with Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt, Paul Nicholas as Wagner, and Ringo Starr as the Pope. And of course, Tom Hulce played Mozart as a braying adolescent in Amadeus. Stern, deaf old Beethoven has mostly been given a wide berth by filmmakers,... Read more
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