---
title: 'The Great Mr. Handel (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Walker'
released: '1942-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-mr-handel-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034813/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Mr. Handel (1942)

1942 · Music, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Great Mr. Handel is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. It was written by Lawrence du Garde Peach, Gerald Elliott and Victor MacLure. The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich Händel, focusing in particular on the years leading up to his 1741 oratorio Messiah.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-walker)
- **Screenplay:** [L. du Garde Peach](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-du-garde-peach)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Frideric Handel](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-frideric-handel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Cardiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cardiff)
- **Editor:** [Sam Simmonds](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-simmonds)

## Cast

- [Wilfrid Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-lawson)

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