Movie Description
The Great Mr Handel
(1942)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Norman Walker
- Producer : James B. Sloan
- Editor : Sam Simmonds
- Cast : Wilfrid Lawson,Elizabeth Allan,Malcolm Keen,Michael Shepley,Max Kirby,Hay Petrie,Morris Harvey,A.E. Matthews,Frederick Cooper,Andrew Leigh,Robert Atkins,H.F. Maltby,Ivan Samson,Charles Groves,Alfred Sangster,D.J. Williams,Michael Hunt,Alan Wren,Amy Dalby,Trefor Jones,Alfred Harris,Dorothy Vernon,Charles Doe,Frank Atkinson,Leonard Sharp,Judith Nelmes,Jean Stanley,Victor MacLure,Hyma Beckley,Maureen Chamberlain,Toni Gable,Kenneth Griffith,Martita Hunt,Gladys Ripley
Cast
George Frideric Handel
Mrs. Cibber
Lord Chesterfield
Sir Charles Marsham
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Phineas
John Heidegger
Charles Jennens
Pooley
Captain Coram
Leader of performance wreckers
The Kytch Boys
The Kytch Boys
Singer
Permobble
Man Buying Oranges
Child
Lady
Chorister
Mrs. Cibber (singing voice)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Great Mr Handel
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-11-09
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 29m
Production CompaniesIndependent Productions,G.H.W. Productions Ltd.,J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Genres
- Music
- Drama
