Tony Palmer Movies

  • 1974
    Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

    Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

    Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

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    Irish Tour '74 is a film which captures the artist, his music, the period and the place with perfection. Filmed in January 1974 at Belfast Ulster...

    Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
  • 2016
    Vangelis: The Interviews

    Vangelis: The Interviews

    Vangelis: The Interviews

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    A collection of unedited interviews with Vangelis recorded for the film Vangelis and The Journey To Ithaca in September 2008, which was subsequently...

    Vangelis: The Interviews
  • 2021
    All We Got Was Love

    All We Got Was Love

    All We Got Was Love

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    Tony Palmer appeared at Harrogate Film Festival on 12 March 2020 as part of a celebration of his work which included a screening of Mighty Good, his...

    All We Got Was Love
  • 1973
    The World of Liberace

    The World of Liberace

    The World of Liberace

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    In 1976 the pianist, entertainer and one of the biggest stars of the day, published a coffee table book about his collection of homes, jewellery and...

    The World of Liberace
  • 1982
    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

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    This autobiographical film about the most important and influential composer of the 20th century includes documents, photographs and film never seen...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...
  • 1967
    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

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    Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.

    The Burning Fiery Furnace
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 2017
    The Beatles And World War II

    The Beatles And World War II

    The Beatles And World War II

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    War footage meets the Bee Gees, Elton John, Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry and others as they belt out new arrangements of Beatles songs....

    The Beatles And World War II
  • 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
  • 1993
    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

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    This emotional film by the award-winning director Tony Palmer includes a performance of the “Third Symphony” by The London Sinfonietta...

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
  • 1969
    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

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    Banned by the BBC in 1971, director Tony Palmer's profile of the late Peter Sellers was, in the words of the film's subject himself, "the only...

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2010
    Rope Ladder to the Moon

    Rope Ladder to the Moon

    Rope Ladder to the Moon

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    Tony Palmer directs this 1970 documentary about Scottish bass player and former Cream member Jack Bruce. The film tracks Bruce's life from his...

    Rope Ladder to the Moon
  • 2024
    Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts

    Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts

    Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts

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    Yet more archive film has been found from the famous 1972 tour, which formed the basis of the best-selling 2010 DVD Bird on a Wire. Concert material...

    Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
  • 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
  • 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!
  • 1974
    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

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    Documentary about Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins
  • 2002
    Hero: The Bobby Moore Story

    Hero: The Bobby Moore Story

    Hero: The Bobby Moore Story

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    A celebratory look at the life of football legend Bobby Moore.

    Hero: The Bobby Moore Story
  • 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