The Great Mr. Handel
| The Great Mr. Handel | |
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| Directed by | Norman Walker |
| Produced by | James B. Sloan |
| Written by |
Lawrence du Garde Peach Gerald Elliott Victor MacLure |
| Starring |
Wilfrid Lawson Elizabeth Allan Malcolm Keen Michael Shepley |
| Music by |
George Frideric Handel Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography |
Jack Cardiff Claude Friese-Greene |
| Edited by | Sam Simmonds |
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Production
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Independent Producers
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Release date
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9 November 1942 |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Mr. Handel is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich Händel, focusing in particular on the years leading up to his 1741 oratorio Messiah.
The film was made by the Rank Organisation at Denham Studios, using Technicolor. After a private screening, the company head J. Arthur Rank criticised its lack of glamorous appeal. The film was not a box office success on its release.
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