Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Directing · Born 1941-08-29 · London

Tony Palmer is a British film director and author.  His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera. Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous BAFTAs and Emmy Awards. Palmer has won the Prix Italia twice,for A Time There Was in 1980 and At the Haunted End of the Day in 1981. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an honorary citizen of both New Orleans and Athens. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

As cast

As director

Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts 2024
Director
The Beatles And World War II
The Beatles And World War II 2017
Director
Vangelis: The Interviews
Vangelis: The Interviews 2016
Director
Britten: Nocturne
Britten: Nocturne 2013
Director
Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard 2012
Director
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter 2011
Director
Rope Ladder to the Moon
Rope Ladder to the Moon 2010
Director
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire 2010
Director
The Wagner Family
The Wagner Family 2009
Director
O, Fortuna!
O, Fortuna! 2008
Director
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams 2007
Director
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral 2006
Director
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams 2006
Director
Margot
Margot 2005
Director
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival 2004
Director
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story 2002
Director
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming 2002
Director
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka 1999
Director
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail 1998
Director
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers 1998
Director
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow 1998
Director
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford 1996
Director
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls 1996
Director
England, My England
England, My England 1995
Director
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs 1993
Director
Menuhin, A Family Portrait
Menuhin, A Family Portrait 1991
Director
The Children
The Children 1990
Director
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress 1990
Director
Testimony
Testimony 1988
Director
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton 1988
Director
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! 1985
Director
Puccini
Puccini 1984
Director
Stravinsky: Once at a Border...
Stravinsky: Once at a Border... 1982
Director
Death in Venice
Death in Venice 1981
Director
At the Haunted End of the Day
At the Haunted End of the Day 1981
Director
The Space Movie
The Space Movie 1980
Director
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… 1979
Director
Callas: A Documentary
Callas: A Documentary 1978
Director
The Wigan Casino
The Wigan Casino 1977
Director
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Mighty Good: The Beatles 1977
Director
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal 1976
Director
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74 1974
Director
Harriet At Butlins
Harriet At Butlins 1974
Director
The World of Miss World
The World of Miss World 1974
Director
The World of Liberace
The World of Liberace 1973
Director
Ginger Baker: In Africa
Ginger Baker: In Africa 1973
Director
The World of Hugh Hefner
The World of Hugh Hefner 1973
Director
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort 1972
Director
200 Motels
200 Motels 1971
Director
Colosseum and Juicy Lucy
Colosseum and Juicy Lucy 1970
Director
Harriet at Play
Harriet at Play
Director
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? 1969
Director
Cream – Farewell Concert
Cream – Farewell Concert 1969
Director
All My Loving
All My Loving 1968
Director
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival 1967
Director
The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace 1967
Director