Portrait of Tony Palmer

Directing

Tony Palmer

Career

Active from 1967 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wagner
Wagner
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Palmer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Archival Footage 6
  • Biographical Documentary 4
  • Historical Context 4
  • Classical Music 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Documentary 3
  • Musical Performance 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Cultural History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts (2024)

Director

2010s

8 titles · average score 61
The Beatles And World War II
The Beatles And World War II (2017)

Writer, Director

Vangelis: The Interviews
Vangelis: The Interviews (2016)

Director

Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka
Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka (2013)

Director

Britten: Nocturne
Britten: Nocturne (2013)

Editor, Director

Falls the Shadow:  The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)

Director

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (2011)

Director

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Rope Ladder to the Moon
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2010)

Director

2000s

9 titles
The Wagner Family
The Wagner Family (2009)

Director

O, Fortuna!
O, Fortuna! (2008)

Director

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams (2007)

Editor, Director

Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral (2006)

Director

Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)

Director, Writer

Margot
Margot (2005)

Editor, Director

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004)

Director

Hero: The Bobby Moore Story
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story (2002)

Director

Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming (2002)

Director, Editor

1990s

11 titles · average score 70
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)

Director

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow (1998)

Director

Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail (1998)

Director

The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers (1998)

Director

The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford (1996)

Director

Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls (1996)

Director

England, My England
England, My England (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1993)

Director

Menuhin, A Family Portrait
Menuhin, A Family Portrait (1991)

Director

The Children
The Children (1990)

Director

Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress (1990)

Director

1980s

9 titles · average score 63
Testimony
Testimony (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)

Director

Code Name Vengeance
Code Name Vengeance (1987)

Writer

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985)

Director

Puccini
Puccini (1984)

Director

Stravinsky: Once at a Border...
Stravinsky: Once at a Border... (1982)

Director

Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1981)

Editor, Director

At the Haunted End of the Day
At the Haunted End of the Day (1981)

Director

The Space Movie
The Space Movie (1980)

Director, Writer

1970s

16 titles · average score 63
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… (1979)

Director

Callas: A Documentary
Callas: A Documentary (1978)

Director

Mighty Good: The Beatles
Mighty Good: The Beatles (1977)

Director

The Wigan Casino
The Wigan Casino (1977)

Director

The World of Miss World
The World of Miss World (1974)

Director, Editor

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74 (1974)

Director

Ginger Baker: In Africa
Ginger Baker: In Africa (1973)

Editor, Director

The World of Liberace
The World of Liberace (1973)

Editor, Director

The World of Hugh Hefner
The World of Hugh Hefner (1973)

Director

Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort (1972)

Director, Writer

200 Motels
200 Motels (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director of Photography

Performance.
Performance. (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

Editor

1960s

6 titles · average score 66
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)

Director

Cream: Farewell Concert
Cream: Farewell Concert (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

All My Loving
All My Loving (1968)

Director

The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)

Director, Writer

Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)

Director, Editor

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director