John Shirley-Quirk
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Mr. Redburn
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as The Traveller
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.
Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Spencer Coyle
A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a soldier, rejects violence and war and proclaims himself a pacifist.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Himself
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.