| The Great Mr. Handel | |
| Director: | Norman Walker |
| Producer: | James B. Sloan |
| Editing: | Sam Simmonds |
| Studio: | G.H.W. Productions |
| Distributor: | General Film Distributors |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Great Mr. Handel is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen.[1] The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich Händel, focusing in particular on the years leading up to his 1741 oratorio Messiah.[2]
The film was made by the Rank Organisation at Denham Studios, using Technicolor. After a private screening, the company head J. Arthur Rank criticised its lack of glamorous appeal. The film was not a box office success on its release.[3]