The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
- Original title
- The Great Mr Handel
- Directed by
- Norman Walker
- Genre
- biographical film, musical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film follows the composer George Frideric Handel in the years before he writes his famous oratorio Messiah. It shows his struggles and creative work in 18th century London.
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What happens
The Great Mr. Handel is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. It was written by Lawrence du Garde Peach, Gerald Elliott and Victor MacLure. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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