Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter poster

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

0.0(0)20112h 17m1

The great composer of The Planets, Gustav Holst also taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara Desert, and allied himself during the First World War with a ‘red priest' who pinned on the door of his church "prayers at noon for the victims of Imperial Aggression". He hated the words used to his most famous tune "I Vow to Thee My Country" because it was the opposite of what he believed, and died before the age of 60 - broken and disillusioned.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • classical music

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tony Palmer

Produced in

United Kingdom

Gallery

Still from Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBarbican Center12 Apr 2011
    • TVBBC Four24 Apr 2011
    • PhysicalDVD14 Jun 2011

Frequently asked questions

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter was released on 12 April 2011.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this