Lisztomania (1975)
October 10, 1975Release Date
Lisztomania (1975)
October 10, 1975Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Roger Daltrey
Franz Liszt
Sara Kestelman
Princess Carolyn
Paul Nicholas
Richard Wagner
Ringo Starr
The Pope
Rick Wakeman
Thor
John Justin
Count d'Agoult
Fiona Lewis
Marie
Veronica Quilligan
Cosima
Nell Campbell
Olga Janina
David English
Captain
Andrew Reilly
Hans von Bülow
Ken Russell
Director
Felicity Devonshire
Governess
Murray Melvin
Hector Berlioz
Oliver Reed
Princess Carolyn's Servant
Roy Baird
Producer
Aubrey Morris
Manager
David Puttnam
Producer
Imogen Claire
George Sand
Peter Suschitzky
Cinematographer
Kenneth Colley
Frederic Chopin
Rikki Howard
Countess
Stuart Baird
Editor
Philip Harrison
ProductionDesigner
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Lisztomania is a 1975 British surreal biographical musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell about the 19th-century composer Franz Liszt. The screenplay is derived, in part, from the book Nélida by Marie d'Agoult (1848), about her affair with Liszt.
Depicting the flamboyant Liszt as the first classical pop star, Lisztomania features contemporary rock star Roger Daltrey (of The Who) as Franz Liszt. The film was released the same year as Tommy, which also starred Daltrey and was also directed by Russell. Rick Wakeman, from the progressive rock band Yes, composed the Lisztomania soundtrack, which included synthesiser arrangements of works by Liszt and Richard Wagner. He also appears in the film as Thor, the Nordic god of thunder. Daltrey and Russell wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack, and Daltrey provided vocals. Of the other rock celebrities appearing in the film, Ringo Starr appears as the Pope.
The term Lisztomania was coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Liszt's virtuosic piano performances. At these performances, there were allegedly screaming women, and the audience sometimes was limited to standing room only.
This film was first to use the new Dolby Stereo sound system.