Directing
Tony Palmer
- Titles
- 66movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 59titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Wagner75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz7.2average 1.2
- Biographical6.6average 0.9
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Politics6.7average 2.6
- Wonder5.0average 3.4
- Psychological6.9average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Mystery1.7, average 4.1
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Scare0.5, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 3
- Archival Footage 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Behind-the-Scenes 3
- Classical Music 2
- Documentary 2
- Biographical Documentary 2
- Actor's Life 2
- Celebrity Profile 2
- Historical Context 2
- Musical Legacy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Benjamin BrittenActorBenjamin Britten and His Festival, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…, Death in Venice, Britten: Nocturne- NNicholas D. KnowlandCinematographerTestimony, The Children, England, My England, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Ben KingsleyActorFalls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard, Testimony, The Children
John ShrapnelActorTestimony, The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka, England, My England
Robert StephensActorPuccini, The Children, England, My England- IImogen HolstActorHolst: In the Bleak Midwinter, Benjamin Britten and His Festival, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Peter PearsActorBenjamin Britten and His Festival, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…, Britten: Nocturne
Terence RigbyActorTestimony, The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka, England, My England- GGraham BunnEditorGinger Baker: In Africa, The Space Movie, The Wigan Casino
- CCharles WoodWriterWagner, Puccini, England, My England
Julian BreamActorBenjamin Britten and His Festival, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…- SSviatoslav RichterActorBenjamin Britten and His Festival, Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Movies and TV shows
59Upcoming
2 titles
Harriet at Play
Director
2020s
1 title
2010s
7 titles · average score 64
The Beatles And World War II (2017)
Writer, Director
Vangelis: The Interviews (2016)
Director
Britten: Nocturne (2013)
Director, Editor
64
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Writer, Director
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2010)
Director
2000s
9 titles
The Wagner Family (2009)
Director
O, Fortuna! (2008)
Director
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams (2007)
Editor, Director
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)
Writer, Director
Margot (2005)
Editor, Director
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming (2002)
Director, Editor
1990s
11 titles · average score 60
The Kindness of Strangers (1998)
Director
60
England, My England (1995)
Director
The Children (1990)
Director
1980s
10 titles · average score 66
58
Testimony (1988)
Writer, Editor
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985)
Director
Puccini (1984)
Director
75
Wagner (1983)
as Conductor
Death in Venice (1981)
Director, Editor
The Space Movie (1980)
Director, Writer
1970s
14 titles · average score 60
Callas: A Documentary (1978)
Director
Mighty Good: The Beatles (1977)
Director
The Wigan Casino (1977)
Director
The World of Miss World (1974)
Editor, Director
Ginger Baker: In Africa (1973)
Editor, Director
The World of Liberace (1973)
Editor, Director
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort (1972)
Director, Writer
54
200 Motels (1971)
Writer, Cinematography
67
Performance (1970)
Editor
1960s
5 titles
All My Loving (1968)
Director
The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)
Director, Writer
Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)
Director, Editor