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War requiem

Title
War requiem [videorecording] / Anglo International Films, Ltd., for the BBC in association with Liberty Film Sales ; produced by Don Boyd ; written and directed by Derek Jarman ; music by Benjamin Britten.
Publication
New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
  • Vishnevska︠i︡a, Galina, 1926-
  • Pears, Peter, 1910-1986.
  • Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
  • Preston, Simon.
  • Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994.
  • Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11-
  • Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
  • Swinton, Tilda.
  • Teale, Owen, 1961-
  • Parker, Nathaniel, 1962-
  • Bean, Sean.
  • Hayes, Patricia, 1910-
  • Terry, Nigel.
  • Bach Choir (London, England)
  • London Symphony Chorus.
  • Highgate School. Boys' Choir.
  • Melos Ensemble.
  • London Symphony Orchestra.
  • Anglo-International Films, Ltd.
Description
1 videocassette (92 min.) : sd., col. & b&w, stereo.; 1/2 in.
Summary
The horrors of war and the pacifist sentiments expressed in Britten's music and the poems of Wilfred Owen are evoked in scenes illustrating death and suffering in World War I.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Note
  • For solo voices (STB), chorus (SATB), boys' choir, orchestra, and chamber orchestra.
  • Sung in Latin and English.
  • Text from the Missa pro defunctis and poems by Wilfred Owen.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer, John Kelleher ; director of photography, Richard Greatrex.
Performer (note)
  • Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Owen Teale, Sean Bean, Patricia Hayes, Nigel Terry, and others.
Event (note)
  • Original sound recording recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, January 1963.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
ISBN
1561762032
LCCN
1509876203
Title
War requiem [videorecording] / Anglo International Films, Ltd., for the BBC in association with Liberty Film Sales ; produced by Don Boyd ; written and directed by Derek Jarman ; music by Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
New York, NY : Mystic Fire Video, c1988.
Credits
Executive producer, John Kelleher ; director of photography, Richard Greatrex.
Cast
Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Tilda Swinton, Owen Teale, Sean Bean, Patricia Hayes, Nigel Terry, and others.
Performer
Benjamin Britten's oratorio "War requiem" performed by: Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Peter Pears, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Bach Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; Highgate School Choir ; Simon Preston, organ ; Melos Ensemble ; Benjamin Britten, conductor.
Event
Original sound recording recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, January 1963.
System Details
VHS.
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Added Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. War requiem.
Vishnevska︠i︡a, Galina, 1926-
Pears, Peter, 1910-1986.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012.
Preston, Simon.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994. Director
Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994. Screenwriter
Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11- Producer
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Swinton, Tilda.
Teale, Owen, 1961-
Parker, Nathaniel, 1962-
Bean, Sean.
Hayes, Patricia, 1910-
Terry, Nigel.
Bach Choir (London, England)
London Symphony Chorus.
Highgate School. Boys' Choir.
Melos Ensemble.
London Symphony Orchestra.
Anglo-International Films, Ltd.
Other Standard Identifier
1509876203
Publisher No.
76203 Mystic Fire Video
Branch Call Number
VTH 2236 W
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