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Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer

Directing

Biography

Tony Palmer is a British film director and author.  His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera. Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals from the New York Film Festival as well as numerous BAFTAs and Emmy Awards. Palmer has won the Prix Italia twice,for A Time There Was in 1980 and At the Haunted End of the Day in 1981. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an honorary citizen of both New Orleans and Athens. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for All We Got Was Love
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All We Got Was Love

All We Got Was Love
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Poster for Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
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Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers

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Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers
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Poster for The Making of 200 Motels
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The Making of 200 Motels

The Making of 200 Motels
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Poster for Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
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Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused

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Led Zeppelin: Dazed & Confused
Himself
Poster for The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

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The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
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Poster for The Piano Room
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The Piano Room

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The Piano Room
Poster for Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
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Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul
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Poster for Richard Burton: Wild Genius
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Richard Burton: Wild Genius

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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
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Poster for Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
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Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining

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Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
Himself - interviewee (2026 special edition)

Production

Poster for The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
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The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

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The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Director
Poster for 200 Motels
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200 Motels

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200 Motels
Director
Poster for Ginger Baker: In Africa
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Ginger Baker: In Africa

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Ginger Baker: In Africa
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Poster for The Kindness of Strangers
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The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers
Director
Poster for The Children
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The Children

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The Children
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Poster for 200 Motels
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200 Motels

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200 Motels
Writer
Poster for The Space Movie
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The Space Movie

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The Space Movie
Director
Poster for The Space Movie
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The Space Movie

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The Space Movie
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Poster for Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
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Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74

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Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ’74
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Poster for Code Name Vengeance
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Code Name Vengeance

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Code Name Vengeance
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Gallery

Tony Palmer portrait
Tony Palmer portrait