Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Jan 09, 1979A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
Documentary
John Shirley-Quirk
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The Burning Fiery Furnace
Nov 12, 1967Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.
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Death in Venice
Aug 11, 1981Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.
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Billy Budd
Dec 11, 1966A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
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Owen Wingrave
May 16, 1971A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a soldier, rejects violence and war and proclaims himself a pacifist.
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