The Debussy Film
The Debussy Film | |
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Directed by | Ken Russell |
Written by | Melvyn Bragg Ken Russell |
Produced by | Ken Russell |
Starring | Oliver Reed |
Cinematography | Ken Westbury |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Debussy Film: Impressions of the French Composer is a 1965 British television film about Claude Debussy. It was written by Melvyn Bragg and Ken Russell, with Russell directing .
It was the first collaboration between Ken Russell and Oliver Reed. Russell cast Reed after seeing him in The System.[1] It was the second to last film Russell made for BBC's Monitor. Always on Sunday would be the last.
Plot[]
A film company shoots a dramatised account of the life of the French composer Claude Debussy
Cast[]
- Oliver Reed as Claude Debussy
- Vladek Sheybal as Director/Pierre Louys
- Annette Robertson as Gaby
- Iza Teller as Madame Bardas
- Penny Service as Lily
Production[]
Debussy's estate disliked the film and prevented repeat screenings.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- The Debussy Film at IMDb
- The Debussy FIlm at BFI Screenonline
- Article on film at Diabolique Magazine
- Article on film at Dangerous Mind
- The Debussy Film at Letterbox DVD
Categories:
- 1965 films
- English-language films
- 1965 television films
- Films about composers
- British television film stubs