Tony Palmer Movies

  • 1970
    Colosseum and Juicy Lucy

    Colosseum and Juicy Lucy

    Colosseum and Juicy Lucy

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    Extracts from performances of two pop groups: The Colosseum and Juicy Lucy.

    Colosseum and Juicy Lucy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1998
    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

    01998HD

    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
  • 1973
    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

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    In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of...

    Ginger Baker: In Africa
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2006
    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

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    Shot over the course of a year, this intimate portrait of provocative composer John Adams presents scenes of the artist at work and at play against...

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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!
  • 1998
    The Kindness of Strangers

    The Kindness of Strangers

    The Kindness of Strangers

    01998HD

    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
  • 1974
    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins

    01974HD

    Documentary about Butlins

    Harriet At Butlins
  • 1974
    The World of Miss World

    The World of Miss World

    The World of Miss World

    01974HD

    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