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Don't Shoot the Composer (1966)

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Original title
Don’t Shoot the Composer
Directed by
Ken Russell
Genre
documentary, tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
51 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles French composer Georges Delerue and his film music. It was directed by Ken Russell, who had worked with Delerue on earlier films. The film shows Delerue at work and talks about his style.

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What happens

Don't Shoot the Composer is a 1966 British documentary on the French cinema composer Georges Delerue. It was made by Ken Russell, who had used Delerue's music in French Dressing (1964) and would use it in Women in Love (1969). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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