Wagner - The Complete Epic
starring: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
directed by: Tony Palmer
directed by: Tony Palmer
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769778112
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769778119
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Running Time: 540 minutes
Sales Rank: 19508
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1983-12
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Over a hundred years after his death, Richard Wagner remains an enigma. His was a rags-to-riches saga with a fairy tale ending. He was loved, yet hated; admired, yet despised. He was a heroic villian who was worshipped and whose fame and exploits were the gossip of Europe. Above all, he was an incurable romantic whose affair with Liszt's illegitimate daughter rivals that of Romeo and Juliet. But he was also a dangerous political revolutionary whose influence penetrated the fabric of German society in the nineteenth century. He was a legend in his own lifetime, and he was one of the greatest composers to ever live. Only an actor of the stature of Richard Burton could measure up to the titanic character of Wagner, and this proved to be his final film role. Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave co-stars as Cosima, Wagner's second wife, a woman who had a dramatic impact on German history until her death in 1930. The incredible supporting cast also includes screen legends Sir Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. Filmed in wide screen 35mm Dolby Stereo, this major drama production is one of the largest East West co-productions ever undertaken.
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- A disappointing waste of talent, great music, and sceneryI was extremely disappointed in this DVD set. Other reviewers have expressed some of the technical ... Read More
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- Wagner's Life StoryThis ten part 1983 epic television miniseries touches on all the major hits and scandals of Wagner's ... Read More
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- very interstingit' a marvelous masterpiece...
Richard Burton give us a great portrait of Richard Wagner...
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- It is not Pan & ScanThe movie is long but quite excellent with brilliant performances.
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- WagnerThis was a gift for a friend of mine. It was an excellent film and provided him with much interesting ... Read More
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