Movie
The Music Lovers
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-02-12
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Russ-Arts, United Artists
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Chamberlain as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Glenda Jackson as Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
- 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 Mrs. Milyukova
- Sabina Maydelle as Sasha Tchaikovsky
- Andrew Faulds as Davidov
- Bruce Robinson as Alexei Sofronov
- Ben Aris as Young Lieutenant
- Xavier Russell as Koyola
Crew
- Ken Russell - Director
- Melvyn Bragg - Screenplay
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