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May 24, 1964
50 min
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Bela Bartók (1964)

A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in his country's folklore.

Category

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC

Boris Ranevsky

Bartók

Pauline Boty

Prostitute

Sandor Elès

Bluebeard

Peter Brett

Bluebeard

Rosalind Watkins

Judith

Huw Wheldon

Narrator

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