The Great Mr Handel

The Great Mr Handel

1942
1h 29min

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.

The Great Mr Handel

Storyline

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.
    Released
    November 1942
    Runtime
    1h 29min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Independent Productions, G.H.W. Productions Ltd., J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
George Frideric Handel
Elizabeth Allan
Elizabeth Allan
Mrs. Cibber
Malcolm Keen
Malcolm Keen
Lord Chesterfield
Michael Shepley
Michael Shepley
Sir Charles Marsham
Max Kirby
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Phineas
Morris Harvey
Morris Harvey
John Heidegger
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
Charles Jennens
Frederick Cooper
Pooley
Andrew Leigh
Captain Coram
Robert Atkins
Acting
H.F. Maltby
Acting
Ivan Samson
Ivan Samson
Acting
Charles Groves
Charles Groves
Acting
Alfred Sangster
Acting
D.J. Williams
Leader of performance wreckers
Michael Hunt
The Kytch Boys
Alan Wren
The Kytch Boys
Amy Dalby
Acting
Trefor Jones
Singer
Alfred Harris
Acting
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
Acting
Charles Doe
Acting
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
Permobble
Leonard Sharp
Acting
Judith Nelmes
Acting
Jean Stanley
Acting
Victor MacLure
Writing
Hyma Beckley
Man Buying Oranges
Maureen Chamberlain
Child
Toni Gable
Lady
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith
Acting
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Chorister
Gladys Ripley
Mrs. Cibber (singing voice)
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