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A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983), made shortly before his death. The film includes the only full-length interview ever recorded with Walton. Filmed at his home on Ischia and in Oxford, London & Oldham, it includes contributions from Laurence Olivier, Sacheverell Sitwell and Lady Susana Walton. Specially performed extracts of his music are conducted by Simon Rattle in his first substantial contribution to television when he was in his early 20s, with Simon Preston, Julian Bream, Yvonne Kenny, Yehudi Menuhin, Iona Brown, John Shirley-Quirk, Elgar Howarth & Ralph Kirshbaum, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford & Los Paraguayos.
Year: 1981
Genre: Documentary
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Director: Tony Palmer
Cast: William Walton, Lady Susana Walton, Laurence Olivier
Crew: Julian Bream (Musician), Yvonne Kenny (Musician), Yehudi Menuhin (Musician), Simon Rattle (Conductor), Tony Palmer (Director)
Runtime: 99 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1981
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Language: English
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