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 |
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| 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 | DELUXE VIDEO SERVICE - METRODOME |
| Run time | DVD: 7 hrs 51 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 09 May 2005 |
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A seven-hour epic film of the life of the composer Richard Wagner. The musical score is performed by the Londo...
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A seven-hour epic film of the life of the composer Richard Wagner. The musical score is performed by the Londo...
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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 »
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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