Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
7.6
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
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Benjamin Britten
Himself (Archive)
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Peter Pears
Himself
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Billy Budd
Leonard Bernstein
Himself
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Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The Creative Performer
Janet Baker
Herself
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Orfeo ed Euridice
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
Julian Bream
Himself
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Monitor
Julian Bream - My Life in Music
Barbara Britten
Herself
Robert Britten
Himself
Imogen Holst
Herself
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Memories of Gustav Holst
Sviatoslav Richter
Himself
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Man of Music
John Shirley-Quirk
Himself
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Death in Venice
The Burning Fiery Furnace
Tony Palmer Director · Nicholas D. Knowland Cinematographer
First release January 9, 1979 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Isolde Films, LWT
Production
RM Productions
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Isolde Films
Production
LWT
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United Kingdom
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English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 9, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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