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Christopher Nupen(1934-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Christopher Nupen was born on 30 September 1934 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a director and writer, known for Barenboim on Beethoven (1970), Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music (1975) and Contrasts (1967). He was married to Caroline Percival and Diana Baikie. He died on 19 February 2023 in the UK.
BornSeptember 30, 1934
DiedFebruary 19, 2023(88)
BornSeptember 30, 1934
DiedFebruary 19, 2023(88)
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Known for

Barenboim on Beethoven (1970)
Barenboim on Beethoven
TV Series
  • Director
Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1975
John Betjeman in Contrasts (1967)
Contrasts
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1967
The Trout
8.5
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1969

Credits

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Director

  • Barenboim on Beethoven (1970)
    Barenboim on Beethoven
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Alice Sommer Herz: Everything is a Present
    8.4
    Video
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Paganini's Daemon
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Jacqueline du Pré in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (1994)
    Remembering Jacqueline du Pré
    8.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Tchaikovsky's Women and Fate (1988)
    Tchaikovsky's Women and Fate
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: Maturity and Silence
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: The Early Years (1984)
    Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: The Early Years
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1984
  • A Swan Song of Rare and Vanishing Beauty
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Trout
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • John Betjeman in Contrasts (1967)
    Contrasts
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1969

Writer

  • Barenboim on Beethoven (1970)
    Barenboim on Beethoven
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Alice Sommer Herz: Everything is a Present
    8.4
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Paganini's Daemon
    • written by
    • 1997
  • Jacqueline du Pré in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (1994)
    Remembering Jacqueline du Pré
    8.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Tchaikovsky's Women and Fate (1988)
    Tchaikovsky's Women and Fate
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: Maturity and Silence
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: The Early Years (1984)
    Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957: The Early Years
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • A Swan Song of Rare and Vanishing Beauty
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1975
  • The Trout
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969

Producer

  • Paganini's Daemon
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Sunday Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Workshop
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • Company
  • Born
    • September 30, 1934
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Died
    • February 19, 2023
    • UK(Long illness)
  • Spouses
      Caroline Percival1989 - February 19, 2023 (his death)
  • Children
    • Matthew Percival

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1968, he co-founded Allegro Films with David Findlay, Peter Heelas, Diana Baikie (Manager) and Michael Rosenberg (who left to become head of Partridge Films). Half a century on, Nupen, Heelas and Findlay continue to run the company.

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