The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers (1971)

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.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1971-02-12
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 43 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 3min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Russ-Arts
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Ken Russell
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Summary

Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a wonky, nymphomaniac girl whom he cannot satisfy.

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  • Richard Chamberlain

    as Tchaikovsky

  • Glenda Jackson

    as Nina

  • Max Adrian

    as Nicholas Rubinstein

  • Christopher Gable

    as Count Anton Chiluvsky

  • Kenneth Colley

    as Modeste Tchaikovsky

  • Izabella Telezynska

    as Madame Nadedja von Meck

  • Maureen Pryor

    as Nina's Mother

  • Sabina Maydelle

    as Sasha Tchaikovsky

  • Andrew Faulds

    as Davidov

  • Bruce Robinson

    as Alexei Sofronov

  • Ben Aris

    as Young Lieutenant

  • Xavier Russell

    as Koyola

  • Dennis Myers

    as von Meck Twin

  • John Myers

    as von Meck Twin

  • Joanne Brown

    as Olga Bredska

  • Alexei Jawdokimov

    as Dmitri Shubelov

  • Alex Russell

    as von Meck Child

  • Clive Cazes

    as Doctor

  • Georgina Parkinson

    as Odile

  • Graham Armitage

    as Prince Balukin

  • Alan Dubreuil

    as Prince in Swan Lake

  • Consuela Chapman

    as Tchaikovsky's Mother

  • James Russell

    as Bobyek

  • Victoria Russell

    as Tatiana

  • Alex Brewer

    as Young Tchaikovsky

  • Roy Beck

    as Russian Soldier (uncredited)

  • Imogen Claire

    as Lady in White (uncredited)

  • Harry Fielder

    as Gentleman (uncredited)

  • Peter Land

    as Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (uncredited)

  • Maggy Maxwell

    as Queen in Swan Lake (uncredited)

  • Petra Siniawski

    as Dancer (uncredited)
Directing Ken Russell Director
Writing Melvyn Bragg Screenplay
Production Ken Russell Producer
Camera Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography
Editing Michael Bradsell Editor
Production Roy Baird Executive Producer
Writing Catherine Drinker Bowen Novel
Writing Barbara von Meck Novel
Art Natasha Kroll Production Design
Art Michael Knight Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Shirley Russell Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up George Frost Makeup Department Head
Sound Maurice Askew Sound Recordist
Sound Derek Ball Sound Recordist
Sound Maurice Askew Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Lionel Strutt Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Music
Sound André Previn Conductor

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