Tony Palmer Movies
- 1970
Performance
Performance6.7271970HD
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When...
- 1987
Code Name: Vengeance
Code Name: Vengeance3.91987HD
Soldier of fortune, Monroe Bieler, is sent to dole out some American-style justice when the wife and child of an African president are kidnapped by...
- 1971
200 Motels
200 Motels5.231971HD
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The...
- 1969
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?01969HD
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...
- 1988
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels7.51988HD
A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus...
- 2005
Margot
Margot02005HD
A biographical look at the career of the acclaimed Margot Fonteyn. As a little girl called Peggy Hookham growing up in Shanghai, she told her mother...
- 1988
Testimony
Testimony5.71988HD
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
- 2012
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard02012HD
Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of...
- 2017
The Beatles And World War II
The Beatles And World War II02017HD
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....
- 1981
At the Haunted End of the Day
At the Haunted End of the Day01981HD
A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983), made shortly before his death. The film includes the only...
- 1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton61988HD
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.
- 1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka01999HD
In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the...
- 1980
The Space Movie
The Space Movie3.81980HD
1969's Apollo 11 mission to the moon is highlighted in this tribute to the history of the United States' space program.
- 1985
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!41985HD
The story of the last years of Handel.
- 2013
The Piano Room
The Piano Room5.52013HD
A run-down hotel room, a piano, a maid and the guests who stay there. Life begins, life ends, and lives are changed forever in the piano room.
- 1968
All My Loving
All My Loving6.51968HD
Originally a BBC documentary, this film by Tony Palmer about the 1960's music scene was later released as a standalone DVD by the BFI
- 2009
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused5.72009HD
A rare look at Led Zeppelin, from their humble beginnings to their status as rock gods. The unique chemistry between singer Robert Plant, guitarist...
- 1981
Death in Venice
Death in Venice11981HD
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes...
- 1967
The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace91967HD
Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.
- 1991
Menuhin, A Family Portrait
Menuhin, A Family Portrait01991HD
Interviews, footage and photos profile violinist Yehudi Menuhin as prodigy, musician, husband, father and teacher.