Benjamin Britten Movies

Phyllida Lloyd's acclaimed adaptation for film of the opera that Benjamin Britten wrote for the celebrations of the Queen's coronation in 1953, based...

Visits the workshops of prominent Chilean painters and sculptors, a vision of artistic creation takes shape. Finally, the first Plastic Arts Fair in...

First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...

Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds...

This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID...

This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES, one of the greatest 20th Century...

A big evil one hides in the castle and is not friends with anyone. A cartoon about the importance of communication based on a fairy tale by Oscar...

Short campaigning documentary putting the case for "peace by reason" rather than through re-arming.

Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.

Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.