Wagner
Year:
1983
Production Country:
Austria / Great Britain / Hungary
Drama illustrating the life of the composer Richard Wagner.
Cast & credits
Cast
- narrator Andrew Cruickshank
- [Narrator of Cinema Version] John Gielgud
- Richard Wagner Richard Burton
- Cosima Vanessa Redgrave
- Pfeuffer Laurence Olivier
- Pfistermeister John Gielgud
- Pfordten Ralph Richardson
- Minna Gemma Craven
- Mathilde Wesendonck Marthe Keller
- Hans von Bulow Miguel Herz-kestranek
- Liszt Ekkehard Schall
- Semper John Shrapnel
- Friederike Meyer Lisa Kreuzer
- Nietzsche Ronald Pickup
- Friedrich August II of Saxony William Walton
- Crespi Franco Nero
- Ludwig II László Gálffy
- Meser Arthur Lowe
- Karl Ritter Gabriel Byrne
- Mrs Taylor Joan Plowright
- Mayor of Bayreuth Bill Fraser
- Jessie Laussot Liza Goddard
- Frau Dangl Joan Greenwood
- French agent Peter Woodthorpe
- Röckel Stephan Paryla
- Ludwig I Sigfrit Steiner
- Lutz Niall Toibín
- Malvina von Carolsfeld Gwyneth Jones
- Schnorr von Carolsfeld Peter Hofmann
- Sulzer Cyril Cusack
- Otto Wesendonck Richard Pasco
- Petipa Jean-Luc Moreau
- Albert Niemann Jess Thomas
- Frau Dustman Yvonne Kenny
- Peter Cornelius Christopher Gable
- Ander Heinz Zednik
- Unger Manfred Jung
- Richter Stephen Oliver
- Meyerbeer Vernon Dobtcheff
- Princess Metternich Daphne Wagner
- Frau Pollert Prunella Scales
- Eugene Laussot Patrick Rollin
- Prince Paul Taxis Arthur Denberg
- Frau Heim Adele Leigh
- Dr Pusinelli Corin Redgrave
- Perfall Jan Biczycki
- Baron von Hulsen Mark Burns
- Queen Mother Barbara Leigh-hunt
- Chief Minister of Saxony Andrew Cruickshank
- bailiff Peter Wehle
- bailiff Gerhard Bronner
- Isolde von Bulow Claudia Solti
- Judith Gautier Bernadette Schneider
- Prince Hohenlohe Felix Franchy
- various outraged persons Brook Williams
- Bakunin Péter Andorai
- Betz Lambert Hamel
- Bavarian guide Klaus Knuth
- Bavarian man Jürgen Cziesla
- Wilhelm Baumgartner Erwin Steinhauer
- Brandt Ernest Lenart
- Captain of the Hussars Arthur Kottas
- Princess Carolyne Marita Phillips
- treasury clerk Peter Ohme
- Duflipp Erland Erlandsen
- editor Albert Rueprecht
- Professor Ettmüller Osman Ragheb
- Franz Mátyás Usztics
- Feustal Götz von Langheim
- Russian girlfriend Eva-Christina Prader
- Franz Hagenbuch Donald Arthur
- Dr Hanslick László Horváth
- Georg Herwegh Peter Arens
- Italian agent Orlando Montez
- journalist Gunther Panak
- Lasalle Alfred Pfeifer
- Levi Christoph Dittrich
- Lüttichau Zoltán Gera
- Frau Lüttichau Teréz Bod
- theatre manager Maximilian Wolters
- Uncle Max Emanuel Schmied
- Mendes Rudolf Rath
- wine merchant Edd Stavjanik
- Alexander Müller Peter Wolsdorff
- Frau Müller Mary Martlew
- musician Jack Kirk
- Natalie Edit Rujz
- photographer Peter Holliger
- porter Franz Gary
- Karl Reissiger Janos Engyel
- Royer Heinz Weiss
- Dr Schauss George Pravda
- Herr Schott Roger Murbach
- Madame Schwabe Zsuzsa Mányai
- secretary Helmut Janatsch
- Siegfried Philipp Brammer
- Sophia Martina Krischka
- police spy Hanno Pöschl
- Standhartner Michael Janisch
- Karl Tausig Otto Clemens
- Madame Tedesco Marta Lukin
- tinsmith Reinhold Olszewski
- Uhlig Georges Claisse
- Villiers François-Eric Gendron
- Dr Wille Jürg Will
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Tony Palmer
- Assistant Director Paul Tivers
- Assistant Director Wolfgang Dickmann
- [Gaffer] With Leonida Lamoratta
- [Gaffer] With Alberico Novelli
- [Assistant Directors] With Lisa Bryer
- [Assistant Directors] With Judith Goodman
- Assistant Director Janos Szirtes
- [Assistant Directors] With Ildiko Barnai
- Continuity Elke Luthi
- Continuity Sally Hay
- Script Supervisor Alfredo Marchetti
Subject
- [Subject of Film] Richard Wagner
Production
- Distributed Worldwide by RM Associates
- ©/Presents/[Produced] For Magyar Televízió
- Production Facilities Courtesy of Wien-Film
- [Presented/Produced] In association with Magyar Televízió
- [Presented/Produced] In association with Budapest Hungarofilm
- Executive Producer Endre Flórián
- Executive Producer Derek Brierley
- Produced by Alan Wright
- Associate Producer Simon Channing-Williams
- Associate Producer Alan Capper
- Associate Producer Agnes Cs. Havas
- Unit Manager William W. Wilson Iii
- Production Manager Lorant Horvath
- Manager Gerhard Czepe
- Co-ordinator Hilde Odelga
- Accountant Helga Ploiner
- Location Manager Peter Koltai
- Location Sound Andras Horvath
- Location Manager Ron Berkeley
- Location Manager Martin Escher
- Location Manager László Tiszeker
- Location Manager Martin Bruce-clayton
- Video Mastering Neville Donoghue
- Location Sound Brian Saunders
- Production [Team] Heribert Neumann
- By/Written by Charles Wood
- Production [Team] Mary Meidinger Wilson
- Music Recorded by Stan Goodall
- Production [Team] Brook Williams
- [Wardrobe] With Paul Vachon
- Production [Team] Vivien Allen
- Production [Team] Margreta Schmidt
- Assistant [Camera] Stephen Natanson
- Costumes Designed by Shirley Russell
- Production [Team] Eudes Brophy
- Production [Team] Anne Ebsworth
- Production [Team] Sylvie Pateisky
- Production [Team] Gerhard Rupp
- Assistant to the Director Irina Pinter
- Production [Team] Johann Patry
Casting
- Rostrum Camera Zephyr Films
- Casting Renate Arbes
Writing
- [Gaffer] With Laszlo Richter
Photography
- Photographed by Vittorio Storaro
- [Supervising Editor] With Scott Thomas
- Additional Photography Nic Knowland
- [Wardrobe] With Linda Burtenshaw
- 2nd Unit [Camera] Max Marrable
- Rostrum Camera Bert Walker
- [Art Direction] With Roger Cain
- [Art Direction] With Michael Drexler
- Optical Transfer Rank Film Laboratories
- [Art Direction] With Stephen Gorton
- Focus Mauro Marchetti
- {Wardrobe Companies} Kostumhaus Heiler KG
- Music Recorded by Andrew Cornall
- Production Designed by Ken Carey
- [Key Grip] With Mario Marchetti
- [Gaffer] With Mario Bafetti
- [Supervising Editor] With Matthew Whiteman
- [Gaffer] With Luciano Giammei
- [Art Direction] With Robert Neuwirth
- {Wardrobe Companies} Cosprops Ltd.
- [Wardrobe] With Sue Honeyborne
- Musical/Historical Adviser Oswald Georg Bauer
- [Key Grip] With Sergio Ambrosi
- [Key Grip] With Antonio Marra
- [Supervising Editor] With Amos Zukerman
- Optical Transfer Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios Ltd.
Editing
- [Supervising Editor] With Ronnie Rothman
- [Art Direction] With László Makai
- [Supervising Editor] With Xavier Russell
- Military Adviser John Mollo
- Supervising Editor Graham Bunn
- [Supervising Editor] With Alan Knight
- [Hairdresser] With Hannelore Uhrmacher
- [Wardrobe] With Maria Lenart
Design
- Additional Music Conducted by Ivan Fischer
- [Art Direction] With Adolf Nurschinger
- [Art Direction] With Larry Duer
- [Art Direction] With Robyn Hamilton-doney
- [Art Direction] With Dave Stokes
- [Art Direction] With Antal Varga
- Camera Equipment Technovision
- [Music Played] With Budapest Symphony Orchestra
- Art Direction Andras Langmar
- [Sound Dubbing] With Tony Gould-davis
- Art Direction Terry Pritchard
- [Art Direction] With Peter Russell
- [Art Direction] With Paul Templeman
- [Art Direction] With Christopher Bradley
- [Art Direction] With Harald Seidl
- [Art Direction] With Peter Pastorfi
- [Art Direction] With Eddie McMahon
Costumes
- [Wardrobe] With Rebecca Breed
- {Wardrobe Companies} Morris Angel Ltd.
- {Wardrobe Companies} Theaterkunst Berlin
- [Wardrobe] With Ian Hickinbotham
- [Wardrobe] With Waltraud Freitag
- Facilities/Addit'l Recording Courtesy of Decca Record Co.
- {Wardrobe Companies} Last Picture Frock
- [Wardrobe] With William Pierce
- [Wardrobe] With Karin Schmatz
Make-up
- [Make-up] With Alain Folgoas
- [Wigs] At Wig Creations
- Wigs Suzanne Stokes-munton
- Hairdresser Christopher Taylor
Film processing
- Film Processed by Technicolor (Rome)
- Film Processed by Ernesto Novelli
- Film Processed by Marcello Gilberti
Music
- [Music] Played by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- [Music Played] With Wiener Philharmoniker
- Music Conducted by Georg Solti
Sound
- Music Recorded by Colin Moorfoot
- Music Recorded by John Dunkerley
- Location Sound Laszlo Nyiri
- Sound Re-recorded by Ladbroke Films
- [Sound Dubbing] With Garth Marshall
- [Sound Dubbing] With Dean Humphreys
- [Sound Dubbing] With Mallory Nicholls
- [Sound Dubbing] With Tony Martin
- Sound Dubbing Alan Dykes
Stunts
- Stunts Tim Condren
- Stunts Sue Crosland
- Production [Team] Sonja Wengersky
- Stunts Enrico Umetelli
- Stunts Filippo Cafolla
- Edited by Tony Palmer
- [Art Direction] With Gyula Krasnyánszki
- Musical/Historical Adviser Tibor Erkel
- Stunts Mike Potter
- [Make-up] With Craig Berkeley
- [Sound Dubbing] With Jeff Roberts
- Stunts Granard Communications Ltd.
- Production [Team] Maureen Murray
- Produced by Richard Wagner Film Ges. mbH (Wien)
- Accountant Ron Allday
- Stunts Wolfgang Odelga
- Stunts Richard Pointing
- Stunts Gerhard 'Gipsy' Hegele
Consultant
- Musical/Historical Adviser John Culshaw
- Musical/Historical Adviser Gordon Parry
- Dialogue [Supervisor] Osman Ragheb
