Interview: Award-winning actor Timothy Spall discusses ‘Mr. Turner’

By Patricia D'Cunha

Posted May 4, 2015 9:06 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

For the release of Mr. Turner on Blu-ray and DVD, film critic Leslie James spoke with award-winning actor Timothy Spall about portraying English painter J.M.W. Turner.

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