Poster of The Golden Ring

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
58 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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