Parsifal (1982)

Summary: Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one of the medieval epic romances of King Art...

Release Date: May 19, 1982

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Writer: Richard Wagner

Runtime: 4 h 15 min

MPAA: PG

Production: TMS Film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Gaumont

Distributor: Image Entertainment

Countries: France, West Germany

Language: German

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

The Flying Dutchman (1975)

Summary: An English-language version of Wagner's opera.

Genre: Music

Director: Brian Large

Writers: Peter Butler

, Brian Large

, Richard Wagner

Runtime: 2 h 30 min

Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Der fliegende Holländer (1975)

Summary: the story of a sinner who is condemned to sail the seas until the day of judgment, to die of thirst until his sin is redeemed by the selfless love of a woman.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Music

Director: Václav Kaslík