Tony Palmer Movies
- 2013
Britten: Nocturne
Britten: Nocturne02013HD
Tony Palmer directs this documentary exploring the life and work of the celebrated English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten is particularly...
- 1972
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort01972HD
Directed by renowned British film director Tony Palmer, this film captures the band at the Maidstone Fiesta during the summer of 1970 as they run...
- 1993
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs01993HD
This emotional film by the award-winning director Tony Palmer includes a performance of the “Third Symphony” by The London Sinfonietta...
- 2016
Vangelis: The Interviews
Vangelis: The Interviews02016HD
A collection of unedited interviews with Vangelis recorded for the film Vangelis and The Journey To Ithaca in September 2008, which was subsequently...
- 1990
The Children
The Children5.21990HD
Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new...
- 2012
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul02012HD
Keep on Burning tells the fascinating story of the world's most enduring underground music movement: Northern Soul. Featuring key DJ's, journalists...
- 1977
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Mighty Good: The Beatles41977HD
No musical group has had as profound an impact on pop music as The Beatles. Tony Palmer's groundbreaking documentary gives us an intimate look at one...
- 1996
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford01996HD
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...
- 1967
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival01967HD
A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.
- 1970
Tangerine Dream in Coventry Cathedral
Tangerine Dream in Coventry Cathedral81970HD
The German electronic band performs a live concert at the Reims Cathedral.
- 1973
Ginger Baker: In Africa
Ginger Baker: In Africa01973HD
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...
- 2007
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams02007HD
Award-winning filmmaker Tony Palmer directs this riveting documentary on the life and times of influential English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams....
- 1977
The Wigan Casino
The Wigan Casino01977HD
Documentary covering the famous Wigan Casino northern soul venue and the working class kids who spend all their money not on alcohol but on records...
- 1973
The World of Hugh Hefner
The World of Hugh Hefner01973HD
This 1973 documentary by the award-winning director Tony Palmer shone a light on the multi-millionaire Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire. It gave...
- 1998
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail01998HD
Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this video, which records...
- 1996
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls01996HD
This is Palmer's highly controversial portrait of Brahms - a film that exploded the familiar image of 'stodgy old bearded Brahms' - a man whose...
- 2006
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams02006HD
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...
- 2014
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers82014HD
After disbanding the original Mothers of Invention in '69, Frank Zappa unleashed a second incarnation of the band by '70. This film focuses on the...
- 2010
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire4.52010HD
Celebrated filmmaker Tony Palmer follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour.
- 1974
Harriet At Butlins
Harriet At Butlins01974HD
Documentary about Butlins