
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
IMDb ID: tt0412781 · Year: 1985 · Rating: 7.2 (51 votes)
Genres: Biography · Drama · Music
At death's door, George Frederic Handel reflects, rages, and narrates his life. From his womanizing youthful days, to his rise in fame as a composer, God Rot Tunbridge Wells! pulls no punches in this wild romp of a biopic.
Stars
Trevor Howard
Dave Griffiths
Christopher Bramwell
Ranald Neilson
Tracey Spence
Anne Downie
Simon Donald
Peter Stanger
Beth Robens
Mitzi Mueller
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Trevor Howard | Character: Georg Friedrich Handel
Actor: Dave Griffiths | Character: Middle-aged Handel
Actor: Christopher Bramwell | Character: Young Handel
Actor: Ranald Neilson | Character: The Boy Handel
Actor: Tracey Spence | Character: Mary Granville
Actor: Anne Downie | Character: Vittoria Turquini
Actor: Simon Donald | Character: Prince Ruspoll
Actor: Peter Stanger | Character: Domenico Scarlatti
Actor: Beth Robens | Character: Handel's Mother
Actor: Mitzi Mueller | Character: Francesca Cuzzoni
Actor: Elizabeth Lax | Character: The Second Soprano
Actor: Chris Young | Character: Buxtehude
Actor: Caroline Woolley | Character: Marie Sallé
Actor: Shona Drummond | Character: The Handmaiden
Actor: Isabella Connell | Character: The Princess of Wales
Actor: John Hibbs | Character: Various Affronted Persons
Actor: Elizabeth Harwood | Character: Singer 'I know that my Redeemer liveth'
Actor: James Bowman | Character: Singer 'Ombra mai fu'
Actor: Valerie Masterson | Character: Singer 'Happy We'
Actor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson | Character: Singer 'Happy We'
Actor: Lynn Anderson | Character: Self - Singer
Actor: John Shirley-Quirk | Character: Singer 'Awake the ardour of thy breast', 'Let envy then conceal her head'
Actor: Judith Howarth | Character: Singer 'See the conquering hero comes'
Actor: Andrew Dalton | Character: Singer 'Cara Sposa'
Actor: Roger Cleverdon | Character: Singer 'La Mia Sorte'
Actor: Emma Kirkby | Character: Singer 'But who may abide'
Actor: Karl Ehricht | Character: Organist playing in Halle
Actor: Andrei Gavrilov | Character: Pianist 'The Passacaglia'
Actor: Simon Preston | Character: Organist 'The Organ Concerto' (Op. 7 No. 5)
[Directors Group]
Name: Tony Palmer | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: John Osborne | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Reiner Moritz | Role: Producer
Name: Tony Palmer | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Nicholas D. Knowland | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Alan Knight | Role: Editor
Name: Tony Palmer | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Kenneth Carey | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: John Hibbs | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Margaret Friel | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rainer Rau | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Penny Smith | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzanne Stokes-Munton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Patricia Van Mahon | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Maureen Murray | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Paul Fenton | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Pru McEwen | Role: Art Department
Name: Eddie McMahon | Role: Art Department
Name: Winifried Parkinn | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Albert Bailey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eddie Dougall | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Dykes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Malcolm Hirst | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dean Humphreys | Role: Sound Department
Name: Garth Marshall | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Martin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mallory Nicholls | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christopher Parker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lee Philpott | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Renty | Role: Sound Department
Name: Langham Richard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rosie Straker | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tim Conrad | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harriet Cox | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Max Marrable | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Venables | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bert Walker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Meir Wigoder | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Jo Korer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Heather Moebes | Role: Costume Department
[Location Management]
Name: Melloney Roffe | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Karl Ehright | Role: Music Department
Name: English Chamber Orchestra | Role: Music Department
Name: Joseph Frohlich | Role: Music Department
Name: Glyn Harvey | Role: Music Department
Name: Charles Mackerras | Role: Music Department
Name: Catherine Mackintosh | Role: Music Department
Name: Simon Preston | Role: Music Department
Name: The Wandsworth School Choir | Role: Music Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Chris Mullan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pat Quilty | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Joanna Brett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonia Rubinstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeanne Vertigan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ingrid Wieser | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: John Brownsell | Role: Thanks
Name: Rupert Buchanan-Jardine | Role: Thanks
Name: Andrew Cavendish | Role: Thanks
Name: Deborah Cavendish | Role: Thanks
Name: Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry | Role: Thanks
Name: Duchess of Rutland | Role: Thanks
Name: Duke of Rutland | Role: Thanks
Name: Dado Ruspoli | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Scott | Role: Thanks
Name: Walter Sigmund-Schultze | Role: Thanks
Trailers
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Release Schedule
United Kingdom: April 6, 1985
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