Directed by:
Tony PalmerScreenplay:
Charles WoodCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroCast:
Richard Burton, François-Eric Gendron, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Ekkehard Schall, Marthe Keller, Franco Nero (more)Episodes(10)
Plots(1)
Over a hundred years after his death, Richard Wagner remains an enigma. His was a rags-to-riches saga with a fairy tale ending. He was loved, yet hated; admired, yet despised. He was a heroic villain who was worshipped and whose fame and exploits were the gossip of Europe. Above all, he was an incurable romantic whose affair with Liszt's illegitimate daughter rivals that of Romeo and Juliet. But he was also a dangerous political revolutionary whose influence penetrated the fabric of German society in the nineteenth century. He was a legend in his own lifetime, and he was one of the greatest composers to ever live. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gyula Benkő](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276781_52d500.jpg)
Gyula Benkő
Austria-Hungary
Best series:
The Mézga Family on Holiday (1978) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Zoltán Gera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467387_caf3a5.jpg)
Zoltán Gera
Kingdom of Hungary
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Kérem a következőt! (1975) (series)
The Nightmare Years (1989) (series)
![George Pravda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276264_8caadb.jpg)
George Pravda
Austria-Hungary
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Lisa Kreuzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/320/167320481_36e52c.jpg)
Lisa Kreuzer
Germany
Best series:
Dark (2017) (series)
Die Kinderklinik (1993) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Joan Greenwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279527_4024f1.jpg)
Joan Greenwood
UK
Best series:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Ronald Pickup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517314_3dc4fb.png)
Ronald Pickup
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
![Miguel Herz-Kestranek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/257/167257117_bf1690.jpg)
Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Switzerland
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Radetzkymarsch (1995) (series)
The Strauss Dynasty (1991) (series)
![Erwin Steinhauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058917_7f1606.jpg)
Erwin Steinhauer
Austria
![Lambert Hamel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/325/159325076_9ba2ab.jpg)
Lambert Hamel
German Empire
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Der letzte Zeuge (1998) (series)
![Mark Burns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886370_8c56bc.gif)
Mark Burns
UK
Best series:
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Capital City (1989) (series)
Gwyneth Jones
UK
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Barbara Leigh-Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/500/158500560_af8372.jpg)
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
UK
Best series:
Pride and Prejudice (1995) (series)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
![László Gálffi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137063_f8cce8.jpg)
László Gálffi
Hungary
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
When Shall We Kiss (2011) (series)
![János Kulka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/998/161998912_2af1fb.jpg)
János Kulka
Hungary
Best series:
Wagner (1983) (series)
![Hanno Pöschl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/965/162965760_4e99a5.jpg)
Hanno Pöschl
Austria
Best series:
Via Mala (1985) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Helmut Janatsch
Austria-Hungary
![Stephan Paryla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/500/166500921_8f55ec.jpg)
Stephan Paryla
Austria
Best series:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Wagner (1983) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Edd Stavjanik
Austria