Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 1982
    Fanny and Alexander

    Fanny and Alexander

    Fanny and Alexander

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    As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father...

    Fanny and Alexander
  • 1989
    War Requiem

    War Requiem

    War Requiem

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    During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying...

    War Requiem
  • 1936
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

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    This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

    Night Mail
  • 1946
    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

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    British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...

    Instruments of the Orchestra
  • 1967
    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

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    Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.

    The Burning Fiery Furnace
  • 2010
    Britten: Death in Venice

    Britten: Death in Venice

    Britten: Death in Venice

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    A staging of Britten's opera filmed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in June 2008.

    Britten: Death in Venice
  • 2001
    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

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    Margaret Williams directs this 2001 production of adaptation of Benjamin Britten's television opera based on a short story by Henry James. Performers...

    Owen Wingrave
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

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    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 1994
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.

    Peter Grimes
  • 2013
    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

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    An open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera. A small seaside community struggles...

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 1937
    Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

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    Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winning a lottery. Swept off her feet by charming...

    Love from a Stranger
  • 1971
    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

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    A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a...

    Owen Wingrave
  • 1937
    Around the Village Green

    Around the Village Green

    Around the Village Green

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    Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.

    Around the Village Green
  • 2023
    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

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    Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young...

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera
  • 1997
    Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

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    John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose...

    Billy Budd
  • 2013
    Britten: Nocturne

    Britten: Nocturne

    Britten: Nocturne

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    Tony Palmer directs this documentary exploring the life and work of the celebrated English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten is particularly...

    Britten: Nocturne
  • 2008
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

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    Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 2018
    Britten Death in Venice

    Britten Death in Venice

    Britten Death in Venice

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    Britten's last opera, in two acts, presented by Teatro Real.

    Britten Death in Venice