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Michael Redgrave: My Father (Original title)
Date: 13 July 1997 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Synopsis: Corin Redgrave presents a portrait of his father, Michael Redgrave, exploring his personality, nature and what he was like as a father. He uses family photographs and letters and his father's diaries and autobiography, and produces a picture of a complicated and troubled man who was bisexual, a heavy drinker and emotionally distant and cold as a father. Includes contributions from Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, as well as Harold Pinter and Diana Menuhin. Also contains clips from several of Michael Redgrave's films.

Genres:
Biopic, Documentary

Subjects:
Cinema, Theatre

Series title:
Omnibus
TV Transmissions
Date: 13 July 1997Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:50Runtime: 72 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 71.51 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-07-13BFI identifier: C-945688
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(2)
Description: D3Duration: 71.51 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-07-13BFI identifier: C-945669
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 71.51 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-07-13BFI identifier: C-945688
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access