Don’t Shoot the Composer (1966)
DON’T SHOOT THE COMPOSER is far from an ordinary profile of Georges Delerue. It also serves as a calling card for Ken Russell, whose work would define the 1970s as Delerue’s did in the 1960s. It begins with a sly work of pastiche, parodying the conventions of French noir. It goes onto encompass slapstick, verité scenes of the Delerue family and a harrowing montage of the Vietnam War. This eclectic approach gives us a sense of the different facets of Delerue’s life- his love of cinema, his home life, his work ethic. It also prefigures Russell’s feature length biopics of Mahler and Liszt, though in a more modest- and lucid- fashion.
Director: Ken Russell
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 51 min
Release Date: January 9, 1966
Cast
- Georges Delerue - Himself
- Ken Russell - Himself
Editing: Gitta Zadek
Production: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Ken Russell
More Films in Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Don’t Shoot the Composer about?
- DON’T SHOOT THE COMPOSER is far from an ordinary profile of Georges Delerue. It also serves as a calling card for Ken Russell, whose work would define the 1970s as Delerue’s did in the 1960s. It begins with a sly work of pastiche, parodying the conventions of French noir. It goes onto encompass slapstick, verité scenes of the Delerue family and a harrowing montage of the Vietnam War. This eclectic approach gives us a sense of the different facets of Delerue’s life- his love of cinema, his home life, his work ethic. It also prefigures Russell’s feature length biopics of Mahler and Liszt, though in a more modest- and lucid- fashion.
- Who directed Don’t Shoot the Composer?
- Don’t Shoot the Composer was directed by Ken Russell.
- Who stars in Don’t Shoot the Composer?
- Don’t Shoot the Composer stars Georges Delerue, Ken Russell.
- How long is Don’t Shoot the Composer?
- Don’t Shoot the Composer has a runtime of 51m (51 minutes).
- What genre is Don’t Shoot the Composer?
- Don’t Shoot the Composer is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was Don’t Shoot the Composer produced?
- Don’t Shoot the Composer was produced in United Kingdom.