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Valentino is a British film of genre Drama directed by Ken Russell released in USA on 1 november 1977 with Rudolf Nureyev

Valentino (1977)

Valentino
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Released in USA 1 november 1977
Length 2h8
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Erotic,    Biography,    Historical
Rating60% 3.0485453.0485453.0485453.0485453.048545

Valentino is a 1977 American biographical film directed by Ken Russell and starring Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino. The film is very loosely based on the life of Valentino as recounted in the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger. The film also stars Michelle Phillips, Leslie Caron, and Carol Kane.

Upon its release, Valentino was a critical and commercial failure. Russell later described his decision to make the film as the biggest mistake of his career.

Synopsis

The film begins with a mock newsreel sequence showing the chaos around the death of 31-year-old film star Rudolph Valentino (Rudolph Nureyev). Thousands of fans mob the funeral home until order is restored, at which point the important women in Valentino's life come to mourn. Each remembers him via flashbacks.

Actors

Rudolf Nureyev

(Rudolph Valentino)Leslie Caron

(Alla Nazimova)Michelle Phillips

(Natasha Rambova)Carol Kane

(Starlet)Felicity Ann Kendal

(June Mathis)
And :
Seymour Cassel
Huntz Hall
William Hootkins
Alfred Marks
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