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The Song of Songs

  • TV Series
  • 1973–
  • 45m
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Penelope Wilton in The Song of Songs (1973)
Drama

A woman's quest to find her composer father, who disappeared when she was a child, leaving as a legacy only a tantalizing piece of music, a setting of the Song of Solomon.A woman's quest to find her composer father, who disappeared when she was a child, leaving as a legacy only a tantalizing piece of music, a setting of the Song of Solomon.A woman's quest to find her composer father, who disappeared when she was a child, leaving as a legacy only a tantalizing piece of music, a setting of the Song of Solomon.

  • Stars
    • Penelope Wilton
    • John McEnery
    • David Griffin
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    7.8/10
    10
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    • Stars
      • Penelope Wilton
      • John McEnery
      • David Griffin
    • 1User review
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    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • Lilli Czepanek
    • 1973
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Konrad
    • 1973
    David Griffin
    David Griffin
    • Robert Horvath
    • 1973
    John Normington
    John Normington
    • Richard Dehnicke
    • 1973
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Dr. Salmoni
    • 1973
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • August Kellerman
    • 1973
    Anne Rogers
    • Julia Sievekingk
    • 1973
    Karin MacCarthy
    • Carla
    • 1973
    Alex Marshall
    • Poldi
    • 1973
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Count Von Mertzbach
    • 1973
    Stuart Wilson
    Stuart Wilson
    • Lieutenant Von Prell
    • 1973
    Duncan Preston
    Duncan Preston
    • Kalman
    • 1973
    Anne Blake
    Anne Blake
    • Frau Dehnicke
    • 1973
    Richard Hurndall
    Richard Hurndall
    • Dr. Pieper
    • 1973
    Doreen Mantle
    Doreen Mantle
    • Frau Czepanek
    • 1973
    Jane Carr
    Jane Carr
    • Mitzi Asmussen
    • 1973
    Tom Georgeson
    • Conductor
    • 1973
    Claire Davenport
    • Neighbour
    • 1973
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    10dbharmerdhdh

    Classic television drama lost.

    This series was magnificent but for some reason it is now lost in the BBC archives. It was beautiful and very moving. And some great acting talents were in it including the wonderful Penelope Wilton known to viewers from Ever Decreasing Circles. I believe it was made in colour but we had black and white tv in 1973. Sadly I don't think it will ever be seen again. I recall the the music theme was from Faure' s Requiem. A perfect choice. The climax was very moving when in the period it was set a character announced the Arch duke Franz Ferdinand had just been assassinated and Denholm Elliot's character cries out "has the whole world gone mad " I was emotionally shattered and I was about 18 at the time I watched it back in 1973.

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 45m
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      • Color
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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