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Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Directing·1941·66 films

Tony Palmer is a British film director and author.  His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera.…

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As Director

200 Motels
200 Motels (1971)
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74 (1974)
Testimony
Testimony (1988)
The Children
The Children (1990)
The Space Movie
The Space Movie (1980)
Puccini
Puccini (1984)
Callas: A Documentary
Callas: A Documentary (1978)
Cream: Farewell Concert
Cream: Farewell Concert (1969)
Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1981)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
All My Loving
All My Loving (1968)
England, My England
England, My England (1995)
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Mighty Good: The Beatles (1977)
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985)
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story (2002)
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)
Menuhin, A Family Portrait
Menuhin, A Family Portrait (1991)
Ginger Baker: In Africa
Ginger Baker: In Africa (1973)
Colosseum and Juicy Lucy
Colosseum and Juicy Lucy (1970)
The World of Liberace
The World of Liberace (1973)
Rope Ladder to the Moon
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2010)
The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004)
The World of Miss World
The World of Miss World (1974)
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort (1972)
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming (2002)
The Wigan Casino
The Wigan Casino (1977)
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers (1998)
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… (1979)
O, Fortuna!
O, Fortuna! (2008)
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail (1998)
Stravinsky: Once at a Border...
Stravinsky: Once at a Border... (1982)
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow (1998)
The World of Hugh Hefner
The World of Hugh Hefner (1973)
At the Haunted End of the Day
At the Haunted End of the Day (1981)
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls (1996)
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1993)
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)
Vangelis: The Interviews
Vangelis: The Interviews (2016)
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral (2006)
Margot
Margot (2005)
The Wagner Family
The Wagner Family (2009)
Britten: Nocturne
Britten: Nocturne (2013)
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts
Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts (2024)
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford (1996)
Harriet at Play
Harriet at Play (1976)
Harriet At Butlins
Harriet At Butlins (1974)
The Beatles And World War II
The Beatles And World War II (2017)
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress (1990)
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (2011)
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams (2007)

As Actor

The Piano Room
The Piano Room (2013)
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused (2009)Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)Self
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (2013)Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025)Self
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers (2014)Self
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul (2012)Self
The Making of 200 Motels
The Making of 200 Motels (1971)Self
All We Got Was Love
All We Got Was Love (2021)Self

As Writer

200 Motels
200 Motels (1971)
Code Name Vengeance
Code Name Vengeance (1987)
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Testimony
Testimony (1988)
The Space Movie
The Space Movie (1980)
The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort (1972)
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)
The Beatles And World War II
The Beatles And World War II (2017)