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Overview

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Director:
Tony Palmer
Writer:
Charles Wood (writer)
Contact:
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
December 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland... more
User Comments:
What a magnificent film! more

Cast

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Richard Burton ... Richard Wagner (3 episodes, 1983)

Vanessa Redgrave ... Cosima von Bulow (3 episodes, 1983)
László Gálffi ... King Ludwig II of Bavaria (3 episodes, 1983)

John Gielgud ... Pfistermeister (3 episodes, 1983)
Ralph Richardson ... Pfordten (3 episodes, 1983)
Andrew Cruickshank ... Minister Bär / ... (3 episodes, 1983)

Laurence Olivier ... Pfeufer (2 episodes, 1983)
Gemma Craven ... Minna (2 episodes, 1983)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:300 min
Country:
UK | Austria | Hungary
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Hungarofilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Filmed in more than 200 separate locations; over seven months and in six countries. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Wagner speaks at the political meeting, the vertical German flags in the background have the wrong sequence black-gold-red while the ones draping the podium are the correct black-red-gold ones. more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
What a magnificent film!, 8 August 2006
10/10
Author: aussiebrisguy from Australia

What can say about this epic apart from the word, 'Magnificent'. To see such great actors in one film is really quite extraordinary. This is the only time Gielgud, Richardson and Olivier ever acted together on film. To see this is sheer heaven in its brilliance. The world is a sadder places without these geniuses. In the lead is Richard Burton who is really a magnificent Wagner. The young actor who plays Ludwig II is also wonderful. Vanessa Redgrave as Cosima is really superb as is Joan Plowright and many, many other performers such as Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Gemma Craven and the beautiful Martha Keller. Sit back and let it all wash over you. The creation of period is absolutely sensational as is the sheer beauty of Germany and Switzerland and other places. This is truly a glittering gem and should be screened more often.

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