Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Filmography

As Cast

Richard Burton: Wild Genius (2025)
as Self
All We Got Was Love (2021)
as Self
Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers (2014)
as Self
The Piano Room (2013)
Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (2013)
as Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)
Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul (2012)
as Self
Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused (2009)
as Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1988)
as Self
The Making of 200 Motels (1971)
as Self

As Crew

Leonard Cohen: The Bird on a Wire Concerts (2024)
Director
The Beatles And World War II (2017)
Director, Writer
Vangelis: The Interviews (2016)
Director
Britten: Nocturne (2013)
Editor, Director
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)
Director
Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (2011)
Director
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Director, Writer
Rope Ladder to the Moon (2010)
Director
The Wagner Family (2009)
Director
O, Fortuna! (2008)
Director
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams (2007)
Editor, Director
Tangerine Dream at Coventry Cathedral (2006)
Director
Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)
Writer, Director
Margot (2005)
Director, Editor
Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival (2004)
Director
Hero: The Bobby Moore Story (2002)
Director
Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming (2002)
Director, Editor
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)
Director
The Kindness of Strangers (1998)
Director
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail (1998)
Director
Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow (1998)
Director
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls (1996)
Director
The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford (1996)
Director
England, My England (1995)
Director
Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1993)
Director
Menuhin, A Family Portrait (1991)
Director
Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress (1990)
Director
The Children (1990)
Director
Testimony (1988)
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Production Design
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
Director
Code Name Vengeance (1987)
Writer
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985)
Director
Puccini (1984)
Director
Wagner (1983)
Director
Stravinsky: Once at a Border... (1982)
Director
Death in Venice (1981)
Editor, Director
At the Haunted End of the Day (1981)
Director
The Space Movie (1980)
Writer, Director
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… (1979)
Director
Callas: A Documentary (1978)
Director
The Wigan Casino (1977)
Director
Mighty Good: The Beatles (1977)
Director
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (1977)
Director, Writer
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)
Director
Harriet at Play (1976)
Director
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74 (1974)
Director
The World of Miss World (1974)
Editor, Director
Harriet At Butlins (1974)
Director
Ginger Baker: In Africa (1973)
Director, Editor
The World of Liberace (1973)
Director, Editor
The World of Hugh Hefner (1973)
Director
Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort (1972)
Director, Writer
200 Motels (1971)
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Performance. (1970)
Editor
Colosseum and Juicy Lucy (1970)
Director
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? (1969)
Director
Cream: Farewell Concert (1969)
Director
All My Loving (1968)
Director
The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967)
Director, Writer
Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)
Editor, Director
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Assistant Director