Lisztomania (1975)
Im 19. Jahrhundert ist der Komponist Franz Liszt so etwas wie der angesagteste Rockstar und zieht zu seinen Konzerten Hunderte von kreischenden Mädchen an. Natürlich vergnügt er sich auch mit zahlreichen von ihnen, was ihn immer wieder in den Konflikt mit Ehemännern bringt, was in surrealen Episoden endet. Als er schließlich die russische Prinzessin Carolyn ehelichen will, wird ihm das vom Papst verwehrt, der ihn beauftragt, erst seinen Komponistenkollegen Richard Wagner zu stoppen, der nicht nur ein Vampir ist und künstliches Leben erschaffen kann, sondern auch alle Juden in Europa vernichten möchte.
Der Regisseur:
Ken Russell
Der Autor:
Ken Russell
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Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt |
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Sara Kestelman as Princess Carolyn |
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Paul Nicholas as Richard Wagner |
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Ringo Starr as The Pope |
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Rick Wakeman as Thor |
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John Justin as Count d'Agoult |
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Fiona Lewis as Marie d'Agoult |
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Veronica Quilligan as Cosima |
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Nell Campbell as Olga Janina |
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Andrew Reilly as Hans von Bülow |
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David English as Captain |
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Felicity Devonshire as Governess |
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Murray Melvin as Hector Berlioz |
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Oliver Reed as Princess Carolyn's Servant |
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Aubrey Morris as Manager |
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Imogen Claire as George Sand |
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Kenneth Colley as Frederic Chopin |
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Rikki Howard as Countess |
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David Corti as Daniel |
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Anulka Dziubinska as Lola Montez |
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Andrew Faulds as Strauss |
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Ken Parry as Rossini |
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Otto Diamant as Felix Mendelsohn |
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Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler (uncredited) |
| Sound | Bill Rowe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Tim Hutchinson | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Iain Bruce | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Terry Rawlings | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Colin Chilvers | Special Effects |
| Production | Peter Price | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ken Russell | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Russell | Costume Design |
| Camera | Peter Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ken Russell | Screenplay |
| Sound | Rick Wakeman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Rick Wakeman | Music |
| Editing | Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Schneiderman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Sanford Lieberson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roy Baird | Producer |
| Art | Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Production | David Puttnam | Producer |
| Camera | David Wynn-Jones | First Assistant Camera |