A genius composer loses his mind — and somehow writes his masterpiece.
A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its entirety at the Royal Festival Hall
Direction
Palmer's signature: let the subject destroy himself on camera.
Production
Royal Festival Hall premiere — the venue Arnold nearly died in.
Director
Tony Palmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arnold composed his 9th Symphony between hospitalizations, often not remembering he'd written it. Palmer found him living in a Northampton attic surrounded by empty bottles.
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