Valentino (1977)
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40% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(94 ratings)
Rudolph Valentino, born in Italy in 1895 as Alfonzo Raffaele Pierre Philibert Guglielmi, emigrated to the U.S. and became for a time the reigning male romantic lead of the silent-film era. He died in 1926, having led a short, troubled and tempestuous life which included several stints in prison. The… More Rudolph Valentino, born in Italy in 1895 as Alfonzo Raffaele Pierre Philibert Guglielmi, emigrated to the U.S. and became for a time the reigning male romantic lead of the silent-film era. He died in 1926, having led a short, troubled and tempestuous life which included several stints in prison. The crowds surrounding his coffin before and during his funeral were among the largest ever seen in the U.S. In this film, Ken Russell has used events from the famous actor's life as the basis for an extended meditation on the nature of stardom, and especially on what it means to be a sex idol. Beginning and ending with the funeral of Valentino (Rudolf Nureyev), the story chronicles his rise to Hollywood stardom from life as an Italian emigrant dishwasher and show-dancer. Often embroiled in controversies about his manliness (or perceived lack of ), in the film he dies as a result of internal injuries suffered in a boxing match he fought in to defend his honor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adim Williams
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 7, 1977 Wide
- Studio
- Classic Productions
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Blending fact, fantasy and legend, Ken Russell succeeds more often than he doesn't.
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Typically raucous Ken Russell biography
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Cast
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Rudolf Nureyev
as Valentino
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Leslie Caron
as Nazimova
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Michelle Phillips
as Natasha Rambova
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Carol Kane
as Fatty's Girl
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Felicity Kendal
as June Mathis
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Seymour Cassel
as Ullman
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Huntz Hall
as Jesse Lasky
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Alfred Marks
as Rowland
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David de Keyser
as Joseph Schenck
- John Alderson
- Norman Chancer
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Robin Clarke
as Jack De Saulles
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Anton Diffring
as Baron Long
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Anthony Dowell
as Vaslav Nijinsky
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Don Fellows
as George Melford
- Hal Galili
- Georgina Hale
- Percy Herbert
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William Hootkins
as Fatty Arbuckle
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John Justin
as Sidney Olcott
- Lindsay Kemp
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Jennie Linden
as Agnes Ayres
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Bill McKinney
as Jail Cop
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Penelope Milford
as Lorna Sinclair
- Mildred Shay
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Dudley Sutton
as Willie
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Linda Thorson
as Billie Streeter
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Peter Vaughan
as Rory O'Neil
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Ken Russell
as Rex Ingram
- James Berwick
- Robert Vincent O'Neil
- Mark Baker
- Franca Brown
- Clarion Chukwura-Abiola
- Jide Kosoko
- Genevieve Nnaji
- Ramsey Nouah
