Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… (1979)

Directed by Tony Palmer

Documentary · 1h 43m

A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

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Cast

Benjamin Britten Himself (Archive) Peter Pears Himself Leonard Bernstein Himself
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Janet Baker Herself Julian Bream Himself
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Barbara Britten Herself
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Robert Britten Himself
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Imogen Holst Herself
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Sviatoslav Richter Himself
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John Shirley-Quirk Himself

Crew

Director
Tony Palmer
Director of Photography
Nicholas D. Knowland

Details

Release date
1979-01-09
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
RM Productions, Isolde Films, LWT