Wagner

1983 · 466 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 654 VOTES · DIR. Tony Palmer

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Overview

A huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final triumph at Bayreuth.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,565 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:30 'Let me read you this from the Dresdner Anzeiger
00:10:24 rather than into the mouth and tooth of His Majesty.
00:16:21 I've read your husband's latest scheme for an opera, Frau Wagner, Lohengrin.
00:21:47 Shall you not do duty with the Communal Guard?
00:26:12 - You're afraid. - Yes, I am.
00:31:06 Join us, the people of Dresden, bearing arms to defend our liberties and yours
00:38:49 Herr Wagner. We have met.
00:47:49 I am shedding those distractions which wasted me, those boltholes into oblivion.
00:52:41 The Fairies.
00:58:25 "We all read it. "
01:03:13 I sometimes think so.
01:08:38 I must get something for Paris.
01:13:52 I have told them that I am protected by the most blessed friendship and love.
01:19:26 Now, this is splendid.
01:24:03 He's a close relative of Grand Duke Carl.
01:29:25 How can one correctly appreciate and criticise
01:34:10 'Wagner depended.
01:42:34 I work through the night into the morning, until I am exhausted.
01:47:00 A house and garden on my own.
01:55:56 That poor man.
02:02:33 Semper designs it. I shall put Tristan and Isolde into it.
02:12:18 No, no, I do believe he does not even consider it.
02:20:01 And... your health, Herr Wagner?
02:27:39 So you did. That was wrong. Very wrong.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,565
Dialogue density3.4 lines / min
First line00:01:30
Final line02:27:39

Production Record

DirectorTony Palmer
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes654