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Genre Drama Documentary Country of origin United Kingdom Initial release 11 November 1962 First episode date 11 November 1962 Screenplay Ken Russell, Huw Wheldon | 8/10 IMDb Directed by Ken Russell Original language(s) English Director Ken Russell Network BBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Ken Russell
Huw Wheldon Starring George McGrath
Peter Brett
Rowena Gregory Cast Oliver Reed, Huw Wheldon, Rowena Gregory, Vladek Sheybal, Vernon Dobtcheff Similar Song of Summer, Dante's Inferno, French Dressing, Isadora Duncan - the Bigge, The Fall of the Louse of Usher |
Elgar is a drama documentary made in 1962 by the British director Ken Russell. Made for BBC Television's long-running Monitor programme, it dramatised in vigorous style the life of the archetypically English composer Sir Edward Elgar.
The film established Russell as a directorial talent, and spawned a series of dramatised biographies of composers by Russell, both for cinema and television. Elgar helped to revive the reputation of the composer's work. The film was narrated by Huw Wheldon. The British Film Institute selected it as one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes.
Cast
Louisa Nicholas (Elgar's daughter)
References
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