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Peter Hall(1930-2017)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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Peter Hall in Excès de confiance (1995)
Hall directed his first play while he was still a student. He soon achieved prominence as a stage director. He began his occasional film work in 1968, with Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968).

He was the Artistic Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon from 1960-68. He took over direction of the National Theatre from Lord Laurence Olivier in 1973, shortly after leaving the RSC. He was knighted and later known as Sir Peter Hall.
BornNovember 22, 1930
DiedSeptember 11, 2017(86)
BornNovember 22, 1930
DiedSeptember 11, 2017(86)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson in Auto-Stop girl (1969)
Auto-Stop girl
5.9
  • Director
  • 1969
Jennifer Ehle and Tara Fitzgerald in The Camomile Lawn (1992)
The Camomile Lawn
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre
8.7
  • Director
  • 1983
Antonio Banderas and Rebecca De Mornay in Excès de confiance (1995)
Excès de confiance
5.2
  • Director
  • 1995

Credits

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Director



  • Spin by David Shrigley
    • Director
    • 2005
  • The Final Passage
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Antonio Banderas and Rebecca De Mornay in Excès de confiance (1995)
    Excès de confiance
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle in Jacob (1994)
    Jacob
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Salome (1992)
    Salome
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (stage)
    • 1992
  • Jennifer Ehle and Tara Fitzgerald in The Camomile Lawn (1992)
    The Camomile Lawn
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Orpheus Descending (1990)
    Orpheus Descending
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • She's Been Away (1989)
    She's Been Away
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1989
  • La traviata (1987)
    La traviata
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Albert Herring (1985)
    Albert Herring
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • L'incoronazione di Poppea (1984)
    L'incoronazione di Poppea
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • All the World's a Stage (1984)
    All the World's a Stage
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • director: scenes of 'The Masque' from 'The Tempest' being rehearsed
    • 1984
  • Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre (1983)
    Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre
    8.7
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Akenfield (1974)
    Akenfield
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1974

Additional Crew



  • Johan Botha in Otello (2012)
    Otello
    7.6
    • directed for stage: Original production (as Sir Peter Hall)
    • 2012
  • Simon Boccanegra
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 1998
  • Salome (1992)
    Salome
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • director: opera production (as Sir Peter Hall)
    • 1992
  • La traviata (1987)
    La traviata
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1987
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • production by: original (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Carmen (1985)
    Carmen
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1985
  • Albert Herring (1985)
    Albert Herring
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • directed for the stage by
    • 1985
  • L'incoronazione di Poppea (1984)
    L'incoronazione di Poppea
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1984
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • opera director
    • 1984
  • Janet Baker and Elisabeth Speiser in Orfeo ed Euridice (1982)
    Orfeo ed Euridice
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 1982
  • James Bowman in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1981
  • Beethoven's Fidelio
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • director: opera production
    • 1980
  • No Man's Land (1978)
    No Man's Land
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • stage director: National Theatre
    • 1978
  • Cosi fan tutte (1978)
    Cosi fan tutte
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 1978
  • Don Giovanni (1978)
    Don Giovanni
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • stage: produced by
    • 1978

Actor



  • Barry Foster, Kirstie Pooley, and Delphine Seyrig in Le dernier cri (1975)
    Le dernier cri
    5.9
    • Leo
    • 1975
  • Als Mutter streikte (1974)
    Als Mutter streikte
    4.6
    • Dr. Harry Kemper
    • 1974
  • Der Fußgänger (1973)
    Der Fußgänger
    6.5
    • Rudolf Hartmann
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Theatre (hommage)
  • Alternative names
    • Sir Peter Hall C.B.E.
  • Born
    • November 22, 1930
    • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 11, 2017
    • University College Hospital, London, England, UK(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Nicola Frei1990 - September 11, 2017 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Rebecca Hall
  • Other works
    Directed "Bacchai", a play by Euripides, translated by Colin Teevan (Royal National Theatre/Olivier, London, England, UK).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Father of actress Rebecca Hall with Maria Ewing; Christopher Hall and Jennifer Caron Hall with Leslie Caron; Lucy Hall and Edward Hall with Jacqueline Taylor; Emma Hall with Nicola Frei.
  • Quotes
    [in 2008] Actors now think that if they raise their voice, they are being "unrealistic". I tell them, "What you do is unreal. You're wearing someone else's clothes and speaking someone else's words".

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  • When did Peter Hall die?
    September 11, 2017
  • How did Peter Hall die?
    Pneumonia
  • How old was Peter Hall when he died?
    86 years old
  • Where did Peter Hall die?
    University College Hospital, London, England, UK
  • When was Peter Hall born?
    November 22, 1930

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