The Great Mr Handel

The Great Mr Handel (1942)

The Life - Tragedy and Triumphs and the Glorious Music of the Illustrious Brought to the Screen

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.

Date of release
1942-11-09
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Music, Drama
Director
Norman Walker

Casting

Interesting facts

The Great Mr. Handel is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. It was written by Lawrence du Garde Peach, Gerald Elliott and Victor MacLure. The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich Händel, focusing in particular on the years leading up to his 1741 oratorio Messiah.

Production

The film was made by the Rank Organisation at Denham Film Studios, using Technicolor. After a private screening, the company head J. Arthur Rank criticised its lack of glamorous appeal.

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