• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Tony Palmer
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 28 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2008
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Thomas Allen, Jill Balcon, Barbara Dickson, English Chamber Orchestra, Brian Kay
• Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Alliance
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Tony Palmer directs this in-depth documentary biography of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The film includes interviews with many of those who knew and worked with the composer, as well as recently-discovered interviews with the man himself and contributions from Harrison Birtwhistle, John Adams, Richard Thompson, Mark Anthony Turnage, Barbara Dickson, Michael Tippett and Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys.

The first ever full-length film biography of the great man, produced by the multi-award winning director, TONY PALMER. Undoubtedly controversial it will also be very important in raising awareness of RVW. Two and a half hours long, it looks at Vaughan Williams's life as a disturbed and frustrated one. Powerful with some harrowing imagery, the film firmly dispels the myth that VW was a cuddly folk song collector and recycler who was affectionately known as "Uncle Ralph".

As well as exploring his musical legacy, Palmer also focuses on the human side of VW. His frustration at living in a cosy market town, looking after an invalid wife (which he did devotedly) and the fury as well as the kindness and humanity which were all features of his remarkable character and which in their turn affected his music. The music passages are superbly played and filmed.