Wagner - The Complete Epic (1983)
A Tony Palmer Film
Run Time: 8:34:36
Actors: Richard Burton (Actor), Laurence Olivier (Actor), Gemma Craven, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi
Producers: Simon Channing Williams, Ágnes Havas
The music was recorded by Sir Georg Solti.
Filmed in 200 different locations in 6 different European countries as part of the centenary of Wagner's death, this film was the biggest East-West production in the history of television. Notably for shooting the original places Richard Wagner visited, lived and worked, and the accuracy on the details of his life. The film took 7 months to complete and was written by Charles Wood in conjunction with the Bayreuth estate and Wolfgang Wagner (Wagner's grandson).
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English Subtitles
Richard Wagner's Life and Work: A Documentary
