The music lover. He had a love of life. But was torn by it. He reached out for the sensual. And was burned by it. His genius demanded a price. And he paid it.
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.
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- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Richard ChamberlainPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Glenda JacksonAntonina 'Nina' Milyukova
- Max AdrianNicholas Rubinstein
- Christopher GableCount Anton Chiluvsky
- Kenneth ColleyModeste Tchaikovsky
- Izabella TelezynskaMadame Nadedja von Meck
- Maureen PryorMrs. Milyukova
- Sabina MaydelleSasha Tchaikovsky
- Andrew FauldsDavidov
- Bruce RobinsonAlexei Sofronov
Crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Melvyn BraggScreenplay
- Catherine Drinker BowenNovel
- Barbara von MeckNovel
- Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
- Michael BradsellEditor
- Ken RussellProducer
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