The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers

123 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 12, 1971

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.

The Music Lovers

123 mins | Drama, Music | Feb. 12, 1971

The Music Lovers
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Russ-Arts
Original title The Music Lovers
Directors Ken Russell
Writers Barbara von Meck, Catherine Drinker Bowen, Melvyn Bragg

Cast

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

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)