Lisztomania (1975)
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Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
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- Roger Daltrey
- Sara Kestelman
- Paul Nicholas
- Ringo Starr
- Rick Wakeman
- John Justin
- Fiona Lewis
- Veronica Quilligan
- Nell Campbell
- Andrew Reilly
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- Nov 7, 2021
Why don’t people fund theatrical failures like this anymore
Jenna IpcarJun 9, 2021love how ken russell made a career out of making deranged fantasy biopics about romantic composers. making richard wagner a soulless nazi vampire? correct. casting ringo as a pope with an eyepatch? correct. letting roger daltrey sing along with liszt's music? hell yeah.…
noraOct 23, 2016so if I were to describe what happens in this movie you would think I'm just pulling random words out of a hat so I'm not gonna bother
Geoff - Sep 1, 2014
Ken Russell's never been known for cinematic restraint, but in Lisztomania, he goes balls-to-the-walls (literally), and pulls out all the stops, producing a film so utterly loony, it practically defies description. Ostensibly based on the life of composer Franz Liszt,…
mrbalihaiAug 24, 2026ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! For the last few decades, filmmakers have been churning out bland, cookie-cutter musical biopics, while Ken Russell was making something this wildly inspired, unhinged, unconventional, and gloriously maximalist back in 1975. This movie should be…
Lexi AmorielloJul 3, 2026I don't know if the suffix "-mania" has ever been more appropriate
Jay 👽 - Jun 5, 2021
More music biopics should end with the title character teaming up with all his ex-wives in Heaven to form a Voltron-style mech and fight a Frankenstein Hitler monster
Rob TrenchMar 14, 2021ken russell having a normal one
artur 🇧🇷Sep 12, 2024Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words. - Franz Liszt Show me the banana - Caroline Polachek, no doubt remembering the opening scene Mini-Collab w/ Ethan (Previous…
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- InTheBlackRoom is "meh" onLisztomania
hey this is hideous ok. thanks mr wakeman for the good music anyway.
Vogue Italia likedLisztomaniai sat with my mouth agape almost the entire film. this is the most batshit insane interpretation of franz liszt’s life ever concocted- nothing can top this. why is roger daltry franz though he’s horrible
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How long is Lisztomania (1975) (1975)?
The movie is 1hr 43min long.
What's Lisztomania (1975) (1975) about?
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
Who's the cast of Lisztomania (1975) (1975)?
- Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt
- Sara Kestelman as Princess Carolyn
- Paul Nicholas as Richard Wagner
- Ringo Starr as The Pope
- Rick Wakeman as Thor
- John Justin as Count d'Agoult
- Fiona Lewis as Marie d'Agoult
- Veronica Quilligan as Cosima
- Nell Campbell as Olga Janina
- Andrew Reilly as Hans Von Buelow
Who's the director behind Lisztomania (1975) (1975)?
Ken Russell directed Lisztomania (1975) (1975).
Who produced Lisztomania (1975) (1975)?
Roy Baird, Sanford Lieberson and David Puttnam produced Lisztomania (1975) (1975).
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