Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Directing

August 29, 1941London

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. Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous BAFTAs and Emmy Awards. Palmer has won the Prix Italia twice,for A Time There Was in 1980 and At the Haunted End of the Day in 1981. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an honorary citizen of both New Orleans and Athens. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Performance.

Performance.

1970

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Code Name Vengeance

Code Name Vengeance

1987

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

2010

Wagner

Wagner

1983

The Piano Room

The Piano Room

2013

Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused

Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused

2009

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

1974

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Directing59

Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts

Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts

2024

Director

The Beatles And World War II

The Beatles And World War II

2017

Director

Vangelis: The Interviews

Vangelis: The Interviews

2016

Director

Britten: Nocturne

Britten: Nocturne

2013

Director

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

2012

Director

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

2011

Director

Rope Ladder to the Moon

Rope Ladder to the Moon

2010

Director

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

2010

Director

The Wagner Family

The Wagner Family

2009

Director

O, Fortuna!

O, Fortuna!

2008

Director

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

2007

Director

Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral

Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral

2006

Director

Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

2006

Director

Margot

Margot

2005

Director

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

2004

Director

Hero: The Bobby Moore Story

Hero: The Bobby Moore Story

2002

Director

Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

2002

Director

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

Director

Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

Parsifal: The Search for the Grail

1998

Director

The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

1998

Director

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow

1998

Director

The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford

1996

Director

Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

1996

Director

England, My England

England, My England

1995

Director

Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

1993

Director

Menuhin, A Family Portrait

Menuhin, A Family Portrait

1991

Director

The Children

The Children

1990

Director

Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

1990

Director

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Director

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

Director

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

1985

Director

Puccini

Puccini

1984

Director

Wagner

Wagner

1983

Director

Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

1982

Director

Death in Venice

Death in Venice

1981

Director

At the Haunted End of the Day

At the Haunted End of the Day

1981

Director

The Space Movie

The Space Movie

1980

Director

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

1979

Director

Callas: A Documentary

Callas: A Documentary

1978

Director

The Wigan Casino

The Wigan Casino

1977

Director

Mighty Good: The Beatles

Mighty Good: The Beatles

1977

Director

All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

1977

Director

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

1976

Director

Harriet at Play

Harriet at Play

1976

Director

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

1974

Director

Harriet At Butlins

Harriet At Butlins

1974

Director

The World of Miss World

The World of Miss World

1974

Director

The World of Liberace

The World of Liberace

1973

Director

Ginger Baker: In Africa

Ginger Baker: In Africa

1973

Director

The World of Hugh Hefner

The World of Hugh Hefner

1973

Director

Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort

Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort

1972

Director

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971

Director

Colosseum and Juicy Lucy

Colosseum and Juicy Lucy

1970

Director

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

1969

Director

Cream: Farewell Concert

Cream: Farewell Concert

1969

Director

All My Loving

All My Loving

1968

Director

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

1967

Director

The Burning Fiery Furnace

The Burning Fiery Furnace

1967

Director

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

Assistant Director

Editing11

Britten: Nocturne

Britten: Nocturne

2013

Editor

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

2007

Editor

Margot

Margot

2005

Editor

Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

2002

Editor

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Editor

Death in Venice

Death in Venice

1981

Editor

The World of Miss World

The World of Miss World

1974

Editor

The World of Liberace

The World of Liberace

1973

Editor

Ginger Baker: In Africa

Ginger Baker: In Africa

1973

Editor

Performance.

Performance.

1970

Editor

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

1967

Editor

Writing10

The Beatles And World War II

The Beatles And World War II

2017

Writer

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

2010

Writer

Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

2006

Writer

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Writer

Code Name Vengeance

Code Name Vengeance

1987

Writer

The Space Movie

The Space Movie

1980

Writer

All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music

1977

Writer

Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort

Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort

1972

Writer

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971

Writer

The Burning Fiery Furnace

The Burning Fiery Furnace

1967

Writer

Acting9

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

Self

All We Got Was Love

All We Got Was Love

2021

Self

Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers

Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers

2014

Self

The Piano Room

The Piano Room

2013

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

2013

Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

2012

Self

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

The Making of 200 Motels

The Making of 200 Motels

1971

Self

Art1

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Production Design

Camera1

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971

Director of Photography

Production1

Testimony

Testimony

1988

Producer