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Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer Richard Wagner.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Ken RussellScreenplay
- Rick WakemanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Roger DaltreyFranz Liszt
- Sara KestelmanPrincess Carolyn
- Paul NicholasRichard Wagner
- Ringo StarrThe Pope
- Rick WakemanThor
- John JustinCount d'Agoult
- Fiona LewisMarie d'Agoult
- Veronica QuilliganCosima
- Nell CampbellOlga Janina
- Andrew ReillyHans von Bülow
- David EnglishCaptain
- Felicity DevonshireGoverness
Stills
Themes
infidelitycomposervampireclassical musicsatiresurrealismdresden, germanypianistrock musicalnazism19th centuryrussia