Synopsis
A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey), with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the movie devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas). This movie begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyn of St. Petersburg (Sara Kestelman) (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope (Sir Ringo Starr), he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.
Cast
Roger Daltrey·Ringo Starr·Nell Campbell·Rick Wakeman·Oliver Reed·Kenneth Colley·Sara Kestelman·Fiona Lewis·Murray Melvin·Paul Nicholas·Veronica Quilligan
Film Credits
Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky, with production design by Philip Harrison.
Screenplay
Ken Russell
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Production Design
Philip Harrison
Costume Design
Shirley Russell
Music
Rick Wakeman
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Rating
R
Runtime
103 min
IMDb
6.1/10 · 3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
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