Dance of the Seven Veils

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Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)

Directed by Ken Russell

“A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949”

TV Movie, Comedy, Music, Drama · 59m

Russell's composer biopics were usually labours of love. However, this was the opposite: Russell regarded the music of Richard Strauss 'bombastic, sham and hollow', and despised the composer for claiming to be apolitical while cosying up to the Nazi regime. Strauss is depicted in a variety of grotesquely caricatured situations: attacked by nuns after adopting Nietzsche's philosophy, duels with jealous husbands, literally batters his critics into submission with his music, and glorifies the women in his life and fantasies.

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Cast

Christopher Gable Richard Strauss Judith Paris Kenneth Colley
J
James Mellor Vladek Sheybal Imogen Claire
S
Sally Bryant
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Maggy Maxwell
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Otto Diamant
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Gala Mitchell
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Anna Sharkey Rita Webb

Crew

Director
Ken Russell
Writer
Ken Russell

Details

Release date
1970-02-15
Runtime
59m
Genres
TV Movie, Comedy, Music, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC