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Directed by | Tony Palmer |
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Produced by | Mike Bluett |
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Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
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Running time | 153 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
England, My England is a 1995 British historical film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to write a play about him.[1] It was written by John Osborne and Charles Wood.[2]