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The Music Lovers (1971)
Directed by Ken Russell
“The music lover. He had a love of life. But was torn by it. He reached out for the sensual. And was burned by it. His genius demanded a price. And he paid it.”
Drama, Music · 2h 03m
Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky nymphomaniac Nina, whom he is unable to satisfy.
Cast
Richard Chamberlain
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Glenda Jackson
Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
Max Adrian
Nicholas Rubinstein
Christopher Gable
Count Anton Chiluvsky
Kenneth Colley
Modeste Tchaikovsky
Izabella Telezynska
Madame Nadedja von Meck
M
Maureen Pryor
Mrs. Milyukova
S
Sabina Maydelle
Sasha Tchaikovsky
Andrew Faulds
Davidov
Bruce Robinson
Alexei Sofronov
B
Ben Aris
Young Lieutenant
X
Xavier Russell
Koyola
Crew
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Screenplay
- Melvyn Bragg
- Novel
- Catherine Drinker Bowen, Barbara von Meck
- Director of Photography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Editor
- Michael Bradsell
- Producer
- Ken Russell
Details
- Release date
- 1971-02-12
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Hungarian, French, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- United Artists, Russ Films
- Budget
- $2,000,000