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Song of Summer: Frederick Delius

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Based on Eric Fenby's 1936 memoir Delius As I Knew Him, this film traces the last years of Frederick Delius and Fenby's dedication in giving up five years of his life to helping the blind, paralysed composer set down the unfinished scores he could hear in his head. Perhaps the finest of the series of biographical films that Ken Russell made for the BBC in the 1960s, Song of Summer is an immensely moving story of sacrifice, idealism and musical genius. Show less

Contributors

Jelka Delius:
Maureen Pryor
Director:
Ken Russell
Producer:
Ken Russell
Writer:
Eric Fenby

Brand

Omnibus

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