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Russell’s composer biopics were usually labours of love. This was the opposite: he regarded Strauss’s music as 'bombastic, sham and hollow', and despised the composer for claiming to be apolitical while cosying up to the Nazi regime. Strauss is depicted in a variety of grotesquely caricatured situations: attacked by nuns after adopting Nietzsche’s philosophy, duels with jealous husbands, literally batters his critics into submission with his music, and glorifies the women in his life and fantasies.
Directed by
Ken Russell
Written by
Ken Russell
Kenneth Colley
Vladek Sheybal
Judith Paris
Imogen Claire
Christopher Gable
Richard Strauss
Rita Webb
James Mellor
Sally Bryant
Maggy Maxwell
Otto Diamant
Gala Mitchell
Anna Sharkey
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