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Fred Zinnemann

Sue Lawley's castaway is director Fred Zinnemann.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs is a man who has directed some of the most popular and memorable films in the history of cinema - High Noon, From Here to Eternity, Oklahoma! and A Man for All Seasons. He is Fred Zinnemann, and he will be talking to Sue Lawley about his boyhood at the beginning of the century in imperial Vienna, his thwarted ambitions to be a musician, and the years he spent working in Hollywood where he directed, and on several occasions discovered, some of the best-known names in the film world, including Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Very large self renewing bottle of scotch

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Jan 1991 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major - 1st movement

    Orchestra: The Prague Chamber Orchestra Soloist: Josef Suk

    • Sinfonia Concertante.
    • RCA Classics.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' - Ode to Joy

    Orchestra: The Bayreuth Festival Chorus

    • Symphony No 9/Bayreuth Festival.
    • EMI.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

    Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Symphony No 2/Schwarzkopf/Rossi.
    • EMI.

  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Sonata No 5 In C Major

    Soloist: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

    • Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli/ Piano Sonatas.
    • Decca.

  • Cab Calloway

    Minnie The Moocher

    • Kicking The Gong Around.
    • ADV.

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Orchestra: The Los Angeles Philharmonic

    • Rhapsody in Blue & Prelude For Piano.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Lead Belly

    Green Corn

    • Leadbelly.
    • Ember.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Magnificat in D major

      Orchestra: The Munich Bach Orchestra

      • Cantata Magnificat.
      • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Book Choice

    • War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

  • Luxury Choice

    • Very large self renewing bottle of scotch

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Fred Zinnemann

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Jan 1991 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 25 Jan 1991 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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