Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
The story
Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky nymphomaniac Nina, whom he is unable to satisfy.
- composer
- biography
- historical figure
- male homosexuality
- 19th century
- gay theme
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Richard Chamberlain
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Glenda Jackson
Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
Max Adrian
Nicholas Rubinstein
Christopher Gable
Count Anton Chiluvsky
- Kenneth Colley — Modeste Tchaikovsky
- Izabella Telezynska — Madame Nadedja von Meck
- Maureen Pryor — Mrs. Milyukova
- Sabina Maydelle — Sasha Tchaikovsky
- Andrew Faulds — Davidov
- Bruce Robinson — Alexei Sofronov
- Ben Aris — Young Lieutenant
- Xavier Russell — Koyola
- Dennis Myers — von Meck Twin
- John Myers — von Meck Twin
- Joanne Brown — Olga Bredska
- Directed
- Ken Russell
- Written
- Melvyn Bragg
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 56 ratings
- Studio
- Russ-Arts, United Artists
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
