Stephen Fry: Wagner And Me (2010)
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(30 ratings)
Jewish actor/comedian Stephen Fry explores the dubious associations between Richard Wagner, one of his favorite classical composers, and Adolf Hitler, the 20th century dictator who cited Wagner's music as a motivating factor in waging genocide against the Jews during World War II. Traveling… More Jewish actor/comedian Stephen Fry explores the dubious associations between Richard Wagner, one of his favorite classical composers, and Adolf Hitler, the 20th century dictator who cited Wagner's music as a motivating factor in waging genocide against the Jews during World War II. Traveling throughout Europe to explore Wagner's life and music, Fry examines the roots of "The Ring Cycle," engages conductor Valery Gergiev in a conversation about Wagner's popularity in Russia, and travels to Nuremberg to find out just how Hitler so effectively appropriated some of Wagner's most famous compositions. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Patrick McGrady
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
Unrated,
- Studio
- BBC
Critic Reviews
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
It is Stephen Fry's obsession about the topic and the music that makes it so enjoyable
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Cast
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Stephen Fry
as Himself (as Presenter)
- Peter Schneider
- Christoph Marthaler
- Robert Dean Smith
- Iréne Theorin
- Nikolai Putilin
- Alexei Tanovitski
- Orchestre Symphonique Bienne
- Alexandre Dubach
- Linda Watson
- Christian Franz
- Christopher Ventris
- Mihoko Fujimura
- Thomas Jesatko
- Sven Friedrich
- Valery Gergiev
- Joachim Köhler
- Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
