Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs The Epic That Never Was
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Epic That Never Was). The Epic That Never Was is the shorter watch at 1h 14m compared with 1h 27m. The Epic That Never Was is the older of the two (1969 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
The Epic That Never Was| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | The Epic That Never Was | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 14m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Bill Duncalf |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Charles Laughton, Emlyn Williams, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Graves, Josef von Sternberg |
Synopsis
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, 'When I spoke with him, I can't believe, I'm talking to God'. Heifetz was a legendary but mysterious figure whose story embodies the dual nature of artistic genius. The paradox of how a mortal man lives with immortal gifts - gifts he must honor, but which extract a life-long price. Is the man…
The Epic That Never Was
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
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