The Debussy Film

The Debussy Film: Impressions of the French Composer is a 1965 British television film about Claude Debussy. It was written by Melvyn Bragg and Ken Russell, with Russell directing .

The Debussy Film
Directed byKen Russell
Written byMelvyn Bragg
Ken Russell
Produced byKen Russell
StarringOliver Reed
CinematographyKen Westbury
Release date
  • 18 May 1965 (1965-05-18)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was the first collaboration between Ken Russell and Oliver Reed. Russell cast Reed after seeing him in The System.[1] It was the second to last film Russell made for BBC's Monitor. Always on Sunday would be the last.

Plot

A film company shoots a dramatised account of the life of the French composer Claude Debussy

Cast

Production

Debussy's estate disliked the film and prevented repeat screenings.[2]

References

  1. Oliver Burns--at the Stake and at Film Critics Kramer, Carol. Chicago Tribune 22 Aug 1971: e3.
  2. KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEBUSSY FILM (1965) Tibbetts, John C. Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television; Dorchester-on-Thames Vol. 25, Iss. 1, (Mar 2005): 81-99.


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