United Kingdom / Nov 09, 1942
The Great Mr Handel (1942)
Directed by Norman Walker
1h 29minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| A.E. Matthews | Charles Jennens |
| Frederick Cooper | Pooley |
| Andrew Leigh | Captain Coram |
| Robert Atkins | |
| H.F. Maltby | |
| Ivan Samson | |
| Charles Groves | |
| Alfred Sangster | |
| D.J. Williams | Leader of performance wreckers |
| Michael Hunt | The Kytch Boys |
| Alan Wren | The Kytch Boys |
| Amy Dalby | |
| Trefor Jones | Singer |
| Alfred Harris | |
| Dorothy Vernon | |
| Charles Doe | |
| Frank Atkinson | Permobble |
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| Leonard Sharp | |
| Judith Nelmes | |
| Jean Stanley | |
| Victor MacLure | |
| Hyma Beckley | Man Buying Oranges |
| Maureen Chamberlain | Child |
| Toni Gable | Lady |
| Kenneth Griffith | |
| Martita Hunt | Chorister |
| Gladys Ripley | Mrs. Cibber (singing voice) |
Genres
MusicDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Great Mr Handel |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Independent Productions, G.H.W. Productions Ltd., J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Release date | 9 novembre 1942 |
| Production | James B. Sloan |
| Editing | Sam Simmonds |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff, Claude Friese-Greene |
| Assistant directors | Norman Walker |
| Production design | Sidney Gausden |
| Art direction | Sidney Gausden |
| Set decoration | Sidney Gausden |
Release dates
Theatrical release
XC / Mar 21, 1947
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