Directed by:
Tony PalmerScreenplay:
Charles WoodCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroCast:
Richard Burton, François-Eric Gendron, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Ekkehard Schall, Marthe Keller, Franco Nero (more)Episodes(10)
Plots(1)
Over a hundred years after his death, Richard Wagner remains an enigma. His was a rags-to-riches saga with a fairy tale ending. He was loved, yet hated; admired, yet despised. He was a heroic villain who was worshipped and whose fame and exploits were the gossip of Europe. Above all, he was an incurable romantic whose affair with Liszt's illegitimate daughter rivals that of Romeo and Juliet. But he was also a dangerous political revolutionary whose influence penetrated the fabric of German society in the nineteenth century. He was a legend in his own lifetime, and he was one of the greatest composers to ever live. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/324/164324326_7daee6.jpg)
Richard Burton
UK
Best series:
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
![François-Eric Gendron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530330_c7c384.png)
François-Eric Gendron
France
Best series:
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1990) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
37 Days (2014) (series)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best series:
Call the Midwife (2012) (series) - actor, narrator
Wagner (1983) (series)
Political Animals (2012) (series)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best series:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Pavillons lointains (1984) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
![Ralph Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653272_360425.jpg)
Ralph Richardson
UK
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Laurence Olivier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653386_e9c43e.jpg)
Laurence Olivier
UK
Best series:
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
![Ekkehard Schall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932478_db5549.jpg)
Ekkehard Schall
German Empire
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Marthe Keller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/903/162903593_a9c2ad.png)
Marthe Keller
Switzerland
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Marie-Antoinette (2022) (series)
La Certosa di Parma (1981) (series)
![Franco Nero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/618/164618380_badc95.jpg)
Franco Nero
Italy
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
![Arthur Lowe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330516_785f4d.jpg)
Arthur Lowe
UK
Best series:
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
David Copperfield (1974) (series)
![Corin Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273398_bcc707.jpg)
Corin Redgrave
UK
Best series:
Shameless (2004) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Gabriel Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267692_e3074f.jpg)
Gabriel Byrne
Ireland
Best series:
Vikings (2013) (series)
ZéroZéroZéro (2020) (series)
In Treatment (2008) (series)
![John Shrapnel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886425_62baa4.jpg)
John Shrapnel
UK
Best series:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
Apparitions (2008) (series)
![Cyril Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465198_b78fde.jpg)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best series:
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) (series)
Death of an Expert Witness (1983) (series)
Robin of Sherwood (1984) (series)
![Joan Plowright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269467_ec631f.jpg)
Joan Plowright
UK
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Péter Andorai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/182/164182408_2b6c5e.jpg)
Péter Andorai
Hungary
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Linda (1984) (series)
Alles außer Mord! (1994) (series)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best series:
Mission: Impossible (1966) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Albert Rueprecht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789757_b10b44.jpg)
Albert Rueprecht
Austria
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Mátyás Usztics
Hungary
Best series:
Süsü, a sárkány kalandjai (1977) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
Günther Panak
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Inspector Rex (1994) (series)
Schloßhotel Orth (1996) (series)