Film

Bela Bartók

6.5196450mDocumentary

Director: Ken Russell
Year: 1964

A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in his country's folklore.

Top cast

Boris Ranevsky

Bartók

Pauline Boty

Prostitute

Sandor Elès

Bluebeard

Peter Brett

Bluebeard

Rosalind Watkins

Judith

Huw Wheldon

Narrator

Directed by

Ken Russell

Written by

Ken Russell

Produced by

David E. Jones