Wagner (1983)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • narrator

      Andrew Cruickshank

    • [Narrator of Cinema Version]

      John Gielgud

    • Richard Wagner

      Richard Burton

    • Cosima

      Vanessa Redgrave

    • Pfeuffer

      Laurence Olivier

    • Pfistermeister

      John Gielgud

    • Pfordten

      Ralph Richardson

    • Minna

      Gemma Craven

    • Mathilde Wesendonck

      Marthe Keller

    • Hans von Bulow

      Miguel Herz-Kestranek

    • Liszt

      Ekkehard Schall

    • Semper

      John Shrapnel

    • Friederike Meyer

      Lisa Kreuzer

    • Nietzsche

      Ronald Pickup

    • Friedrich August II of Saxony

      William Walton

    • Crespi

      Franco Nero

    • Ludwig II

      Gálffi, László

    • Meser

      Arthur Lowe

    • Karl Ritter

      Gabriel Byrne

    • Mrs Taylor

      Joan Plowright

    • Mayor of Bayreuth

      Bill Fraser

    • Jessie Laussot

      Liza Goddard

    • Frau Dangl

      Joan Greenwood

    • French agent

      Peter Woodthorpe

    • Röckel

      Stephan Paryla

    • Ludwig I

      Sigfrit Steiner

    • Lutz

      Niall Toibín

    • Malvina von Carolsfeld

      Gwyneth Jones

    • Schnorr von Carolsfeld

      Peter Hofmann

    • Sulzer

      Cyril Cusack

    • Otto Wesendonck

      Richard Pasco

    • Petipa

      Jean-Luc Moreau

    • Albert Niemann

      Jess Thomas

    • Frau Dustman

      Yvonne Kenny

    • Peter Cornelius

      Christopher Gable

    • Ander

      Heinz Zednik

    • Unger

      Manfred Jung

    • Richter

      Stephen Oliver

    • Meyerbeer

      Vernon Dobtcheff

    • Princess Metternich

      Daphne Wagner

    • Frau Pollert

      Prunella Scales

    • Eugene Laussot

      Patrick Rollin

    • Prince Paul Taxis

      Arthur Denberg

    • Frau Heim

      Adele Leigh

    • Dr Pusinelli

      Corin Redgrave

    • Perfall

      Jan Biczycki

    • Baron von Hulsen

      Mark Burns

    • Queen Mother

      Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    • Chief Minister of Saxony

      Andrew Cruickshank

    • bailiff

      Peter Wehle

    • bailiff

      Gerhard Bronner

    • Isolde von Bulow

      Claudia Solti

    • Judith Gautier

      Bernadette Schneider

    • Prince Hohenlohe

      Felix Franchy

    • various outraged persons

      Brook Williams

    • Bakunin

      Péter Andorai

    • Betz

      Lambert Hamel

    • Bavarian guide

      Klaus Knuth

    • Bavarian man

      Jürgen Cziesla

    • Wilhelm Baumgartner

      Erwin Steinhauer

    • Brandt

      Lenart, Ernst

    • Captain of the Hussars

      Arthur Kottas

    • Princess Carolyne

      Marita Phillips

    • treasury clerk

      Peter Ohme

    • Duflipp

      Erland Erlandsen

    • editor

      Albert Rueprecht

    • Professor Ettmüller

      Osman Ragheb

    • Franz

      Mátyás Usztics

    • Feustal

      Langheim, Goetz von

    • Russian girlfriend

      Eva-Christina Prader

    • Franz Hagenbuch

      Donald Arthur

    • Dr Hanslick

      László Horváth

    • Georg Herwegh

      Peter Arens

    • Italian agent

      Orlando Montez

    • journalist

      Gunther Panak

    • Lasalle

      Alfred Pfeifer

    • Levi

      Christoph Dittrich

    • Lüttichau

      Zoltán Gera

    • Frau Lüttichau

      Teréz Bod

    • theatre manager

      Maximilian Wolters

    • Uncle Max

      Emanuel Schmied

    • Mendes

      Rudolf Rath

    • wine merchant

      Edd Stavjanik

    • Alexander Müller

      Wollsdorf, Peter

    • Frau Müller

      Martlew-escher, Mary

    • musician

      Jack Kirk

    • Natalie

      Edit Rujz

    • photographer

      Peter Holliger

    • porter

      Franz Gary

    • Karl Reissiger

      Janos Engyel

    • Royer

      Heinz Weiss

    • Dr Schauss

      George Pravda

    • Herr Schott

      Roger Murbach

    • Madame Schwabe

      Zsuzsa Mányai

    • secretary

      Helmut Janatsch

    • Siegfried

      Philipp Brammer

    • Sophia

      Martina Krischka

    • police spy

      Hanno Pöschl

    • Standhartner

      Michael Janisch

    • Karl Tausig

      Otto Clemens

    • Madame Tedesco

      Marta Lukin

    • tinsmith

      Olszewski, Reinhold K.

    • Uhlig

      Georges Claisse

    • Villiers

      Gendron, François Eric

    • Dr Wille

      Jürg Will

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Tony Palmer

    • Assistant Director

      Paul Tivers

    • Assistant Director

      Dickman, Wolfgang

    • [Gaffer] With

      Lamoratta, Leo

    • [Gaffer] With

      Alberico Novelli

    • [Assistant Directors] With

      Lisa Bryer

    • [Assistant Directors] With

      Judith Goodman

    • Assistant Director

      Janos Szirtes

    • [Assistant Directors] With

      Ildiko Barnai

    • Continuity

      Elke Luthi

    • Continuity

      Sally Hay

    • Script Supervisor

      Alfredo Marchetti

    Subject:

    • [Subject of Film]

      Richard Wagner

    Production:

    • Distributed Worldwide by

      RM Associates

    • ©/Presents/[Produced] For

      Magyar Televízió

    • Production Facilities Courtesy of

      Wien-Film

    • [Presented/Produced] In association with

      Magyar Televízió

    • [Presented/Produced] In association with

      Budapest Hungarofilm

    • Executive Producer

      Endre Flórián

    • Executive Producer

      Derek Brierley

    • Produced by

      Alan Wright

    • Associate Producer

      Simon Channing-Williams

    • Associate Producer

      Alan Capper

    • Associate Producer

      Agnes Cs. Havas

    • Unit Manager

      Wilson Iii, William Walter

    • Production Manager

      Lorant Horvath

    • Manager

      Gerhard Czepe

    • Co-ordinator

      Hilde Odelga

    • Accountant

      Helga Ploiner

    • Location Manager

      Peter Koltai

    • Location Sound

      Andras Horvath

    • Location Manager

      Ron Berkeley

    • Location Manager

      Martin Escher

    • Location Manager

      László Tiszeker

    • Location Manager

      Martin Bruce-Clayton

    • Video Mastering

      Neville Donoghue

    • Location Sound

      Brian Saunders

    • Production [Team]

      Heribert Neumann

    • By/Written by

      Charles Wood

    • Production [Team]

      Mary Meidinger Wilson

    • Music Recorded by

      Stan Goodall

    • Production [Team]

      Brook Williams

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Paul Vachon

    • Production [Team]

      Vivien Allen

    • Production [Team]

      Margreta Schmidt

    • Assistant [Camera]

      Stephen Natanson

    • Costumes Designed by

      Shirley Russell

    • Production [Team]

      Eudes Brophy

    • Production [Team]

      Anne Ebsworth

    • Production [Team]

      Sylvie Pateisky

    • Production [Team]

      Gerhard Rupp

    • Assistant to the Director

      Irina Pinter

    • Production [Team]

      Johann Patry

    Casting:

    • Rostrum Camera

      Zephyr Films

    • Casting

      Renate Arbes

    Writing:

    • [Gaffer] With

      Laszlo Richter

    Photography:

    • Photographed by

      Vittorio Storaro

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Scott Thomas

    • Additional Photography

      Nic Knowland

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Linda Burtenshaw

    • 2nd Unit [Camera]

      Max Marrable

    • Rostrum Camera

      Bert Walker

    • [Art Direction] With

      Roger Cain

    • [Art Direction] With

      Michael Drexler

    • Optical Transfer

      Rank Film Laboratories

    • [Art Direction] With

      Stephen Gorton

    • Focus

      Mauro Marchetti

    • {Wardrobe Companies}

      Kostumhaus Heiler KG

    • Music Recorded by

      Andrew Cornall

    • Production Designed by

      Carey, Kenneth E.

    • [Key Grip] With

      Mario Marchetti

    • [Gaffer] With

      Mario Bafetti

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Matthew Whiteman

    • [Gaffer] With

      Luciano Giammei

    • [Art Direction] With

      Robert Neuwirth

    • {Wardrobe Companies}

      Cosprops Ltd.

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Sue Honeyborne

    • Musical/Historical Adviser

      Oswald Georg Bauer

    • [Key Grip] With

      Sergio Ambrosi

    • [Key Grip] With

      Antonio Marra

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Amos Zukerman

    • Optical Transfer

      Thorn-EMI Elstree Studios Ltd.

    Editing:

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Ronnie Rothman

    • [Art Direction] With

      László Makai

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Xavier Russell

    • Military Adviser

      John Mollo

    • Supervising Editor

      Graham Bunn

    • [Supervising Editor] With

      Alan Knight

    • [Hairdresser] With

      Hannelore Uhrmacher

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Maria Lenart

    Design:

    • Additional Music Conducted by

      Ivan Fischer

    • [Art Direction] With

      Adolf Nurschinger

    • [Art Direction] With

      Larry Duer

    • [Art Direction] With

      Robyn Hamilton-Doney

    • [Art Direction] With

      Dave Stokes

    • [Art Direction] With

      Antal Varga

    • Camera Equipment

      Technovision

    • [Music Played] With

      Budapest Symphony Orchestra, The

    • Art Direction

      Andras Langmar

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Tony Gould-Davis

    • Art Direction

      Terry Pritchard

    • [Art Direction] With

      Peter Russell

    • [Art Direction] With

      Paul Templeman

    • [Art Direction] With

      Christopher Bradley

    • [Art Direction] With

      Harald Seidl

    • [Art Direction] With

      Peter Pastorfi

    • [Art Direction] With

      Eddie McMahon

    Costumes:

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Rebecca Breed

    • {Wardrobe Companies}

      Morris Angel Ltd.

    • {Wardrobe Companies}

      Theaterkunst Berlin

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Ian Hickinbotham

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Freitag, Waltraut

    • Facilities/Addit'l Recording Courtesy of

      Decca Record Co.

    • {Wardrobe Companies}

      Last Picture Frock

    • [Wardrobe] With

      William Pierce

    • [Wardrobe] With

      Karin Schmatz

    Make-up:

    • [Make-up] With

      Alain Folgoas

    • [Wigs] At

      Wig Creations

    • Wigs

      Suzanne Stokes-Munton

    • Hairdresser

      Christopher Taylor

    Film processing:

    • Film Processed by

      Technicolor (Rome)

    • Film Processed by

      Ernesto Novelli

    • Film Processed by

      Marcello Gilberti

    Music:

    • [Music] Played by

      London Philharmonic, The

    • [Music Played] With

      Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, The

    • Music Conducted by

      Georg Solti

    Sound:

    • Music Recorded by

      Colin Moorfoot

    • Music Recorded by

      John Dunkerley

    • Location Sound

      Laszlo Nyiri

    • Sound Re-recorded by

      Ladbroke Films

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Garth Marshall

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Dean Humphreys

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Mallory Nicholls

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Tony Martin

    • Sound Dubbing

      Alan Dykes

    Stunts:

    • Stunts

      Tim Condren

    • Stunts

      Sue Crosland

    • Production [Team]

      Sonja Wengersky

    • Stunts

      Enrico Umetelli

    • Stunts

      Filippo Cafolla

    • Edited by

      Tony Palmer

    • [Art Direction] With

      Gyula Krasnyánszki

    • Musical/Historical Adviser

      Tibor Erkel

    • Stunts

      Mike Potter

    • [Make-up] With

      Craig Berkeley

    • [Sound Dubbing] With

      Jeff Roberts

    • Stunts

      Granard Communications Ltd.

    • Production [Team]

      Maureen Murray

    • Produced by

      Richard Wagner Film Ges. mbH (Wien)

    • Accountant

      Ron Allday

    • Stunts

      Wolfgang Odelga

    • Stunts

      Richard Pointing

    • Stunts

      Hegele, Gerhard

    Consultant:

    • Musical/Historical Adviser

      John Culshaw

    • Musical/Historical Adviser

      Gordon Parry

    • Dialogue [Supervisor]

      Osman Ragheb

    Unknown:

    • Technovision