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'''Elgar''' is a 1962 drama documentary by the British film director Ken Russell.
Broadcast as part of the ''Monitor'' series, it dramatised the life of the composer Edward Elgar. It established Russell as a major directoral talent, and spawned a series of dramatic biographies of composers, directed by Russell both in cinema and television.
It "became one of the most popular films of its kind ever shown on TV, and contributed to a marked revival of interest in the composer's music."[1]
The film was narrated by Huw Wheldon. It was selected by the British Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes.
1. Ken Russell
Broadcast as part of the ''Monitor'' series, it dramatised the life of the composer Edward Elgar. It established Russell as a major directoral talent, and spawned a series of dramatic biographies of composers, directed by Russell both in cinema and television.
It "became one of the most popular films of its kind ever shown on TV, and contributed to a marked revival of interest in the composer's music."[1]
The film was narrated by Huw Wheldon. It was selected by the British Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes.
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