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The Golden Ring

Plot: Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämmerung for Decca in the fall of 1964 provides a thousand lessons in the art of working under pressure. For this classic documentary, The Golden Ring, a BBC camera crew eavesdropped as producer John Culshaw guided his engineering team through tricky technical maneuvers far removed from the relative ease of modern digital editing
Release Date: Sunday, December 26 1965
59 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Birgit NilssonBirgit NilssonBirgit Nilsson was 47 in The Golden Ring as 'Herself - Singer (Brunhilde)'.
Birthday: Fri, May 17 1918 –
Sun, Dec 25 2005
Portrait of Wolfgang WindgassenWolfgang WindgassenWolfgang Windgassen was 51 in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - Singer (Siegfried)'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 26 1914 –
Sun, Sep 08 1974
Portrait of Gottlob FrickGottlob FrickGottlob Frick was 59 in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - Singer (Hagen)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 28 1906 –
Thu, Aug 18 1994
Portrait of Dietrich Fischer-DieskauDietrich Fischer-DieskauDietrich Fischer-Dieskau was 40 in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - Singer (Gunther)'.
Birthday: Thu, May 28 1925 –
Fri, May 18 2012
Portrait of Claire WatsonClaire WatsonClaire Watson was 38 in The Golden Ring as 'Herself - Singer (Gertrune)'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 03 1927 –
Wed, Jul 16 1986
Portrait of Georg SoltiGeorg SoltiGeorg Solti was 53 in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Conductor'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 21 1912 –
Fri, Sep 05 1997
Portrait of John CulshawJohn CulshawJohn Culshaw was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gordon ParryGordon ParryGordon Parry was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James BrownJames BrownJames Brown was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Christopher RaeburnChristopher RaeburnChristopher Raeburn was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jack LawJack LawJack Law was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Erik SmithErik SmithErik Smith was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - The Recording Team'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Humphrey BurtonHumphrey BurtonHumphrey Burton was 34 in The Golden Ring as 'Himself - Narrator'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 21 1931

Crew

Portrait of Peter SargentPeter SargentPeter Sargent was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Humphrey BurtonHumphrey BurtonHumphrey Burton was 34 in The Golden Ring as 'Producer, Director'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 21 1931
Portrait of John DrummondJohn DrummondJohn Drummond was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Walter KlapperWalter KlapperWalter Klapper was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Inman HunterInman HunterInman Hunter was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Norman AllenNorman AllenNorman Allen was >> in The Golden Ring as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday