Wagner is a 1983 television miniseries on the life of Richard Wagner. It was directed by Tony Palmer and written by Charles Wood. It was released in December 1983.
Wagner was filmed in Dublin, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Siena, Tuscany, Venice, and Vienna. It was originally released in a 9-hour version, then later in an edited 5-hour version in which some characters disappeared. It was originally shot as a feature film, but after receiving sca...
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Wagner is a 1983 television miniseries on the life of Richard Wagner. It was directed by Tony Palmer and written by Charles Wood. It was released in December 1983.
Wagner was filmed in Dublin, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Siena, Tuscany, Venice, and Vienna. It was originally released in a 9-hour version, then later in an edited 5-hour version in which some characters disappeared. It was originally shot as a feature film, but after receiving scathing critical reviews, it failed to achieve a theatrical release and was re-cut into a television mini-series.
In one of his last films, Richard Burton played the title role. Other notable actors included:
The singers Peter Hofmann and Gwyneth Jones played Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld and his wife Malvina Garrigues, the creators of the title roles in Tristan und Isolde. Other real-life singers in acting roles included Yvonne Kenny and Jess Thomas (as Albert Niemann).
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