Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 2008
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    02008HD

    Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.

    Death in Venice
  • 2008
    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    Britten: Peter Grimes

    82008HD

    Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...

    Britten: Peter Grimes
  • 2013
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    02013HD

    At the English National Opera, Deborah Warner has been directing Benjamin Britten's final opera, Death in Venice, conducted by Edward Gardner.

    Death in Venice
  • 1969
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    01969HD

    This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES, one of the greatest 20th Century...

    Peter Grimes
  • 2004
    Britten's Children

    Britten's Children

    Britten's Children

    02004HD

    Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds...

    Britten's Children
  • 2021
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    02021HD

    Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the...

    Peter Grimes
  • 2023
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO

    02023HD

    Two pairs of young lovers, more or less frustrated, flee into the woods to escape conventions and demands and to find their true selves. But the...

    A Midsummer Night's Dream - RSO
  • 2024
    Britten: War Requiem

    Britten: War Requiem

    Britten: War Requiem

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    With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the British tenor Allan Clayton and the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a star cast has been found that ties...

    Britten: War Requiem
  • 1936
    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

    Calendar of the Year

    01936HD

    Calendar of the Year
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    01933HD

    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 1994
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    101994HD

    Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.

    Peter Grimes
  • 2023
    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    02023HD

    In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from...

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
  • 1935
    Sixpenny Telegram

    Sixpenny Telegram

    Sixpenny Telegram

    01935HD

    Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

    Sixpenny Telegram