Music ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1942 · 1h 29m

The Great Mr Handel

Director

Cast

Wilfrid Lawson as George Frideric Handel Elizabeth Allan as Mrs. Cibber Malcolm Keen as Lord Chesterfield Michael Shepley as Sir Charles Marsham Max Kirby as Frederick, Prince of Wales Hay Petrie as Phineas

Crew

Sam Simmonds — Editor James B. Sloan — Producer

Tagline

The Life - Tragedy and Triumphs and the Glorious Music of the Illustrious Brought to the Screen

Synopsis

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.

Key Collaborators

Norman Walker Director Sam Simmonds Editor James B. Sloan Producer

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