The Music Lovers (1971) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ken Russell.

Cast

• Richard Chamberlain as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Glenda Jackson as Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
• 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 Mrs. Milyukova
• 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
• Georgina Parkinson as Odile
• 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
• 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)

Crew

• Catherine Drinker Bowen — Novel
• Barbara von Meck — Novel
• Ken Russell — Director
• Melvyn Bragg — Screenplay
• Ken Russell — Producer
• Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography

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