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Overview

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Director:
Ken Russell
Writers:
Ken Russell (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
7 September 1977 (France) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
I am mesmerized by this film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Rudolf Nureyev ... Rudolph Valentino
Leslie Caron ... Alla Nazimova
Michelle Phillips ... Natasha Rambova

Carol Kane ... Starlet
Felicity Kendal ... June Mathis

Seymour Cassel ... George Ullman
Huntz Hall ... Jesse Lasky
Alfred Marks ... Richard Rowland
David de Keyser ... Joseph Schenck
Linda Thorson ... Billie Streeter
Leland Palmer ... Marjorie Tain
Lindsay Kemp ... Angus McBride
Peter Vaughan ... Rory O'Neil
Anthony Dowell ... Vaslav Nijinsky

Penelope Milford ... Lorna Sinclair (as Penny Milford)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ken Russell's Valentino (Australia)
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Runtime:
128 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Spain more
Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Romantic" co-stars Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips got along so poorly during the making of this film that they were reported to have engaged in an on-set slapping match during shooting of the love scenes. more
Movie Connections:
References The Sheik (1921) more
Soundtrack:
On the Trail more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
I am mesmerized by this film, 19 November 2003
Author: goomba8 from St. Louis

First saw it on HBO (many times) about 1980. Just love the Ken Russell 'exaggerated' feel and look. Made me look into the life of Valentino, where I was disappointed to find that Ken Russell had really 'exaggerated' Rudy's life. I didn't see it again until 1998 on a trip to Canada, in a somewhat edited version. I just watched it on the True Stories channel, I fell in love with it again. Ken Russell's version of the cause of Rudy's death is much more interesting than the actual cause of Valentino's death. I taped it and expect to watch it a few more times.

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