Wagner

He was one of the greatest composers and a legend in his own lifetime, meaning only a talent like Richard Burton could match the titanic character of Richard Wagner. In his final film role, Burton captures a man loved and hated in equal measures; a heroic villain whose fame and exploits were the gossip of Europe. Burton reveals Wagner as an incurable romantic and dangerous political revolutionary who remains an enigmatic figure even 100 years after his death. Joining the impeccable cast are screen legends Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson and Academy Award?-winner Vanessa Redgrave as Wagner?s second wife, Cosima.