King's Rhapsody (1957)
1957 BBC Television production of Ivor Novello’s musical featuring Vanessa Lee, reprising the role of Princess Cristiane which she took in the 1949 stage premiere at the Palace Theatre, London.
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Griffith Jones as Nikki |
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Vanessa Lee as Princess Cristiane |
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Margot Grahame as Marta Karillos |
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Mary Hinton as Queen Elena of Murania |
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Nicholas Amer as Volkoff |
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June Grant as Countess Vera Lemainken |
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Austin Trevor as Vanescu |
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Denis Martin as Count Egon Stanieff |
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Ian Fleming as King Peter of Norseland |
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Gay Cameron as Princess Hulda |
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Linda Dixon as Princess Kirsten |
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Moira Mannion as Madame Koska |
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Bruno Barnabe as Chief Revolutionary |
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Hamlyn Benson as The Archbishop |
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David Hemmings as The Boy King |
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John Kidd as Jules |
| Production | Douglas Moodie | Producer |
| Writing | Ivor Novello | Writer |
| Sound | Ivor Novello | Music |
| Sound | Alan Yates | Music Arranger |
| Writing | Christopher Hassall | Lyricist |
| Art | Richard Henry | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joyce Hammond | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Park | Makeup Supervisor |