Directed by:
Ken RussellCinematography:
Peter SuschitzkyComposer:
Stanley BlackCast:
Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane, Felicity Kendal, Seymour Cassel, Huntz Hall, Anton Diffring, Linda Thorson, Peter Vaughan (more)Plots(1)
Starring world-famous ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev alongside Seymour Cassel and Felicity Kendal, Valentino traces the adored actor's journey from humble beginnings as an Italian immigrant in New York, where he worked as a gigolo, to Hollywood, where he seduces famous lovers and ascends to stardom. Despite such towering success, tragedy beckons however, as Rudy falls preys to the mass-hysteria of his audience, the blood-thirsty press and his own indulgent lifestyle. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
![Rudolf Nureyev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/340/159340856_8c1891.jpg)
Rudolf Nureyev
Soviet Union
![Leslie Caron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460036_eedee5.jpg)
Leslie Caron
France
Best movies:
Chocolat (2000)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
![Michelle Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394680_bd04b5.jpg)
Michelle Phillips
USA
Best movies:
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989) (TV movie)
Bloodline (1979)
Dillinger (1973)
![Carol Kane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687704_7b1a65.jpg)
Carol Kane
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Man on the Moon (1999)
![Felicity Kendal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386703_29819c.jpg)
Felicity Kendal
UK
Best movies:
Valentino (1977)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
![Seymour Cassel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/723/158723611_33fd48.jpg)
Seymour Cassel
USA
Best movies:
In the Soup (1992)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Faces (1968)
![Huntz Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843088_146226.jpg)
Huntz Hall
USA
Best movies:
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Dead End (1937)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
![Anton Diffring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/607/160607399_2fab3c.jpg)
Anton Diffring
German Empire
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
State Secret (1950)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
![Linda Thorson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812515_fcc66f.jpg)
Linda Thorson
Canada
Best movies:
The Other Sister (1999)
Sweet Liberty (1986)
Valentino (1977)
![Peter Vaughan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272527_c65377.jpg)
Peter Vaughan
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
![Alfred Marks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188263_9925ae.gif)
Alfred Marks
UK
Best movies:
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
The Frightened City (1961)
Valentino (1977)
![Ken Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269720_8faac9.jpg)
Ken Russell
UK
Best movies:
Tommy (1975)
Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Penelope Milford
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
The Burning Bed (1984) (TV movie)
Heathers (1988)
![Dudley Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271776_8d3c70.jpg)
Dudley Sutton
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Orlando (1992)
![Bill McKinney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507454_39ceeb.jpg)
Bill McKinney
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
First Blood (1982)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
![William Hootkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505340_ebf81c.jpg)
William Hootkins
USA
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Batman (1989)
![John Ratzenberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509527_54cb2a.jpg)
John Ratzenberger
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Finding Nemo (2003)
![Leland Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886382_bd11cc.jpg)
Leland Palmer
USA
Best movies:
All That Jazz (1979)
Valentino (1977)
![Percy Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429154_ea4a28.gif)
Percy Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Becket (1964)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Jennie Linden
UK
Best movies:
View from the Loft (1974)
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV movie)
Women in Love (1969)