About

Known credits:
87
Birthday:
1941-08-29
Place of birth:
London
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Tony Palmer

Overview

Tony Palmer is a British film director and author.  His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera.

Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous BAFTAs and Emmy Awards. Palmer has won the Prix Italia twice,for A Time There Was in 1980 and At the Haunted End of the Day in 1981. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an honorary citizen of both New Orleans and Athens.

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Known for

Acting
2021 All We Got Was Love Actor Self N/A
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2014 Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers Actor Self 59
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2013 The Piano Room Actor 58
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2012 Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul Actor Self N/A
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2009 Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused Actor Himself 59
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1988 The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels Actor Self 58
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1971 Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2017 The Beatles And World War II Directing Director N/A
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2016 Vangelis: The Interviews Directing Director N/A
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2013 Britten: Nocturne Directing Director N/A
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2012 Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard Directing Director N/A
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2011 Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter Directing Director N/A
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2010 Rope Ladder to the Moon Directing Director 59
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2010 Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire Directing Director 58
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2009 The Wagner Family Directing Director N/A
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2008 O, Fortuna! Directing Director N/A
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2007 O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams Directing Director N/A
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2006 Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams Directing Director N/A
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2006 Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral Directing Director N/A
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2005 Margot Directing Director N/A
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2004 Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival Directing Director N/A
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2002 Hero: The Bobby Moore Story Directing Director 59
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2002 Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming Directing Director N/A
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1999 The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka Directing Director N/A
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1998 Parsifal: The Search for the Grail Directing Director N/A
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1998 The Kindness of Strangers Directing Director N/A
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1998 Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow Directing Director N/A
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1996 The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford Directing Director N/A
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1996 Brahms and the Little Singing Girls Directing Director N/A
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1995 England, My England Directing Director 59
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1993 Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Directing Director N/A
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1991 Menuhin, A Family Portrait Directing Director N/A
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1990 The Children Directing Director 58
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1990 Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress Directing Director N/A
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1988 Testimony Directing Director 59
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1988 In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton Directing Director 59
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1985 God Rot Tunbridge Wells! Directing Director 58
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1984 Puccini Directing Director 59
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1983 Wagner Directing Director 68
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1982 Stravinsky: Once at a Border... Directing Director N/A
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1981 Death in Venice Directing Director N/A
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1981 At the Haunted End of the Day Directing Director N/A
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1980 The Space Movie Directing Director 58
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1979 Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… Directing Director N/A
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1978 Callas: A Documentary Directing Director 59
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1977 The Wigan Casino Directing Director N/A
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1977 Mighty Good: The Beatles Directing Director 59
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1977 All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music Directing Director 69
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1976 Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal Directing Director 59
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1974 Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74 Directing Director 59
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1974 The World of Miss World Directing Director N/A
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1974 Harriet At Butlins Directing Director N/A
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1973 The World of Liberace Directing Director N/A
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1973 Ginger Baker: In Africa Directing Director N/A
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1973 The World of Hugh Hefner Directing Director N/A
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1972 Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort Directing Director N/A
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1971 200 Motels Directing Director 58
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1969 Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? Directing Director N/A
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1968 All My Loving Directing Director 59
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1968 Cream: Farewell Concert Directing Director 60
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1967 Benjamin Britten and His Festival Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Burning Fiery Furnace Directing Director 59
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Malcolm Arnold: Towards the Unknown Region Directing Director N/A
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Tangerine Dream in Coventry Cathedral Directing Director 59
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Writing
2017 The Beatles And World War II Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire Writing Writer 58
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2006 Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams Writing Writer N/A
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1988 Testimony Writing Writer 59
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1987 Code Name: Vengeance Writing Writer 59
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1980 The Space Movie Writing Writer 58
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1972 Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort Writing Writer N/A
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1971 200 Motels Writing Writer 58
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1967 The Burning Fiery Furnace Writing Writer 59
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Production
1988 Testimony Production Producer 59
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Art
1988 Testimony Art Production Design 59
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Crew
1971 200 Motels Crew Cinematography 58
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Editing
2013 Britten: Nocturne Editing Editor N/A
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2007 O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams Editing Editor N/A
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2005 Margot Editing Editor N/A
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2002 Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming Editing Editor N/A
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1988 Testimony Editing Editor 59
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1981 Death in Venice Editing Editor N/A
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1974 The World of Miss World Editing Editor N/A
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1973 The World of Liberace Editing Editor N/A
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1973 Ginger Baker: In Africa Editing Editor N/A
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1970 Performance Editing Editor 61
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1967 Benjamin Britten and His Festival Editing Editor N/A
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