David Griffith
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Hamlet
Overview: Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-21
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The Man Upstairs
Overview: The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-30
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Verdi: Macbeth
Overview: Macbeth" was Giuseppe Verdi's first attempt at music drama and also the first manifestation of his profound love for Shakespeare's work. Verdi took great pains with this opera, displaying special enthusiasm for it as he concentrated on the main characters of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth and the witches. This recording of Luca Ronconi's production is conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli, who brings fresh color to Verdi's score. The cast, headed by Renato Bruson and Mara Zampieri, are strongly supported by a fine-toned and adaptable chorus who ably meet the demands of Verdi's great "chorus opera.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-19
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The Lion in Winter
Overview: Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-30
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La Scala di Seta - Rossini
Overview: This beautiful production by renowned opera director Michael Hampe was recorded at the exquisite Rococo Theatre in Schwetzingen Palace in May 1990. La scala di seta is one of the five one-act operas - farsa giocosa - in which the young Rossini first demonstrated his operatic genius. This sparkling production continues the Rossini one-act opera series emerging from the Schwetzingen Festival. The staging is perfectly suited to the screen and the cast of principals, led by David Griffith and Luciana Serra provide musical excellence together with the flexible Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-03
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1995-05-01
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The Copyist
Overview: A fateful day in the life of a great composer. A play with music
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-24
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