Where to Watch Peter Grimes

Need to watch 'Peter Grimes' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the -directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Peter Grimes' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Peter Grimes' right now, here are some specifics about the flick.

Released , 'Peter Grimes' stars Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Norman Bailey The movie has a runtime of about , and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Benjamin Brittens powerful opera Peter Grimes is considered to be one of the masterpieces of the 20th century In this famous production by Elijah Moshinsky for The Royal Opera filmed in 1981 Canadian tenor Jon Vickers stars as the complex and misunderstood fisherman with Heather Harper as Ellen Orford and Norman Bailey as Bulstrode The conductor is Sir Colin Davis who worked for several years with the cast of this production resulting in a masterly interweaving of characters in this gripping drama Elijah Moshinskys production for The Royal Opera was inspired by early Victorian photographs taken of the Suffolk coast and presents his action on a sparse stage evocatively lit and dominated by strong performances Canadian tenor Jon Vickers is one of the greatest Grimes of all This is a towering performance rough and terrifying yet beautifully sung in the lyrical passages" .