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January 1972 (USA) morePlot:
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Stunning fidelity to the life, sound and look of the composer. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Innokenti Smoktunovsky | ... | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Chaikovsky) |
| Antonina Shuranova | ... | Natalia von Meck |
| Kirill Lavrov | ... | Pahulsky |
| Vladislav Strzhelchik | ... | Nicholas Rubinstein |
| Evgeni Leonov | ... | Aliosha |
| Maya Plisetskaya | ... | Desire |
| Bruno Frejndlikh | ... | Turgenev |
| Alla Demidova | ... | Yulia von Meck |
| Evgeni Evstigneev | ... | Laroche |
| Liliya Yudina | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Laurence Harvey | ... | Narrator |
| Ervin Knausmyuller | ... | Butler |
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157 minCountry:
Soviet UnionLanguage:
RussianColor:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
West Germany:12 (f) | UK:U (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:BtlMOVIEmeter: 
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Starring the remarkable Innokenti Smoktunovsky in the title role, this film is completely unlike the Ken Russell debacle 'The Music Lovers.' Talankin's film is absolutely breathtaking in its fidelity to the story of the composer's life as I know it from numerous sources. The resemblance of Smoktunovsky to Tchaikovsky is striking and it's very easy to suspend disbelief and imagine one is watching the composer himself -- and in color!
The film doesn't try to go far afield from simply telling the facts of the composer's life, but then it really doesn't have to: the true story is vastly interesting. Brought to life splendidly are Nadejda von Meck, the Rubinsteins, Hermann Laroche -- all those characters familiar from the musical life of Russia in the late 19th century. Executive Producer Dmitri Tiomkin returned to Russia to arrange and conduct the soundtrack before such cultural exchanges became commonplace. Tiomkin's work with Tchaikovsky's music is respectful and also highly creative at the same time. While 'Tchaikovsky' is certainly not as fanciful as Hollywood or Ken Russell it's all the more rewarding for it.