The Music Lovers
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.
1971 | 123m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Ken Russell |
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| Writer: | Catherine Drinker Bowen, Barbara von Meck, Melvyn Bragg |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 12, 1971 |
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| Director: | Ken Russell |
| Writer: | Catherine Drinker Bowen, Barbara von Meck, Melvyn Bragg |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | composer, biography, historical figure, male homosexuality, 19th century, gay theme |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Russ-Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Chamberlain | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Glenda Jackson | Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova |
| Max Adrian | Nicholas Rubinstein |
| Christopher Gable | Count Anton Chiluvsky |
| Kenneth Colley | Modeste Tchaikovsky |
| Izabella Telezynska | Madame Nadedja von Meck |
| Maureen Pryor | Mrs. Milyukova |
| Sabina Maydelle | Sasha Tchaikovsky |
| Andrew Faulds | Davidov |
| Bruce Robinson | Alexei Sofronov |
| Ben Aris | Young Lieutenant |
| Xavier Russell | Koyola |
| Dennis Myers | von Meck Twin |
| John Myers | von Meck Twin |
| Joanne Brown | Olga Bredska |
| Alexei Jawdokimov | Dmitri Shubelov |
| Alex Russell | von Meck Child |
| Clive Cazes | Doctor |
| Georgina Parkinson | Odile |
| Graham Armitage | Prince Balukin |
| Alan Dubreuil | Prince in Swan Lake |
| Consuela Chapman | Tchaikovsky's Mother |
| James Russell | Bobyek |
| Victoria Russell | Tatiana |
| Alex Brewer | Young Tchaikovsky |
| Imogen Claire | Lady in White (uncredited) |
| Harry Fielder | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Peter Land | Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (uncredited) |
| Maggy Maxwell | Queen in Swan Lake (uncredited) |
| Petra Siniawski | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Russell | Director |
| Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Catherine Drinker Bowen | Novel |
| Barbara von Meck | Novel |
| Natasha Kroll | Production Design |
| Michael Knight | Art Direction |
| Shirley Russell | Costume Design |
| George Frost | Makeup Department Head |
| Maurice Askew | Sound Recordist, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Derek Ball | Sound Recordist |
| Lionel Strutt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Melvyn Bragg | Screenplay |
| Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Music |
| André Previn | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy Baird | Executive Producer |
| Ken Russell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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