Handel's Last Chance

Handel's Last Chance is a 1996 Devine Entertainment film created by David Devine and Richard Mozer for HBO Original Films of New York. The film was directed by Milan Cheylov.

Handel's Last Chance
Directed byMilan Cheylov
Produced byDavid Devine
Richard Mozer
Written byDavid Devine (story)
Marlene Matthews (writer)
StarringLeon Pownall
Tod Fennell
Gerard Parkes
Seana McKenna
Cody Jones
Steven Miller
CinematographyDavid Perrault
Edited byMichael Pacek
Production
company
Devine Entertainment
Release date
1996
Running time
51 minutes
Country Canada & Slovakia
LanguageEnglish

It stars Leon Pownall as George Frideric Handel, Tod Fennell as Jamie O'Flaherty, Gerard Parkes as Jonathan Swift, Seana McKenna as Mary O'Flaherty, Cody Jones as Wee Hugh Brannigan, and Steven Miller as Toby Binton.

Devine Entertainment's Handel's Last Chance is set in 1742 Dublin, where 10-year-old Jamie O'Flaherty and the brilliant composer George Frideric Handel live. Jamie, who comes from a very poor family, has been arrested for stealing and is thrown into the dungeon when the film opens. Handel, whose career is almost failing, needs his newest composition to be a big hit. By a stroke of destiny, the young boy and the composer become unlikely allies. Handel gets Jamie out of jail and the boy lends his golden voice to the premiere performance of Messiah.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.