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Valentino

Valentino

In life he was a movie star, in death he became a legend.

19775.72h 8m

Overview

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Directed by Ken Russell
Written by Mardik Martin, Chaw Mank, Brad Steiger
Produced by Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

Top Cast

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolph Valentino

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Alla Nazimova

Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips

Natasha Rambova

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Starlet

Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal

June Mathis

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

George Ullman

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Rory O'Neil

Huntz Hall

Huntz Hall

Jesse Lasky

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Joseph Schenck

Alfred Marks

Alfred Marks

Richard Rowland

Themes & Keywords

loverheart-throbbiographyhistorical figurefamehollywoodmovie star1920sgay theme

About Valentino

Valentino is a drama, history film released in 1977 exploring themes of lover, heart-throb, biography, historical figure, fame, hollywood. Directed by Ken Russell, it stars Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips. The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

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