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This lush bio-pic of the brilliant composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (Dirk Bogarde) depicts the great conflicts in his young life. Liszt has begun to tire of the oppressive demands of his current mistress, Countess Marie (Genevieve Page), who has given up her own life and young children to live with him despite a great scandal. Liszt prefers to flee to the adoration of the crowds and the concert stage, where he captures the attention of another adoring woman, the beautiful Russian princess, Carolyne (Capucine). Carolyne encourages Liszt to go into a sort of exile, so he can focus on his composition, while she awaits her divorce. Despite her great love for the composer, he is torn between his carnal passions, his religious devotion, and the demands of his artistry. The last film directed by Charles Vidor (who died before its completion, replaced by George Cukor) is a gorgeous spectacle photographed by the famed cinematographer James Wong Howe. Newly remastered.
Original Release
08/11/1960
US Release
08/11/1960
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dirk Bogarde | Franz Liszt |
Capucine | Princess Carolyne Wittgenstein |
Genevieve Page | Countess Marie D'Agoult |
Patricia Morison | Georges Sand |
Ivan Desny | Prince Nicholas |
Martita Hunt | Grand Duchess |
Lou Jacobi | Potin |
Albert Rueprecht | Prince Felix Lichnowsky |
Marcel Dalio | Chelard |
Lyndon Brook | Richard Wagner |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dirk Bogarde | Franz Liszt |
Capucine | Princess Carolyne Wittgenstein |
Genevieve Page | Countess Marie D'Agoult |
Patricia Morison | Georges Sand |
Ivan Desny | Prince Nicholas |
Martita Hunt | Grand Duchess |
Lou Jacobi | Potin |
Albert Rueprecht | Prince Felix Lichnowsky |
Marcel Dalio | Chelard |
Lyndon Brook | Richard Wagner |
Walter Rilla | Archbishop |
Hans Unterkircher | Czar |
Erland Erlandsen | Sigismond Thalberg |
Alexander Davion | Frederic Chopin |
Katherine Squire | Anna Liszt |
Robert Warwick | Emissary |
Felix Dvorak | Komparsenrolle |
Ray Foster | Gypsy |
Lester Matthews | Emissary of the Grand Duchess |
Abraham Sofaer | Emissary in Rome |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Goetz | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Won |
1961 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Musical | Won |
1961 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1961 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |