Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988)
1988 · 1h 14m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter summed up by a scene in which he takes a phone call and listens for a bit before concluding that 'it's either an obscene call or the beginning of…
Director: Ken Russell
Writers: Ken Russell
Cast
Ken Russell as HimselfBenjamin Britten as Self (archive)John Lennon as Self (archive)Thomas Dolby as SelfEdward Elgar as Self (archive)Elton John as Self (archive)Kate Bush as Self (archive)Janet Baker as Self (archive)Noël Coward as Self (archive)Vernon Handley as Self (archive)More like this
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