Mahler (film)
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| Mahler | |
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 Original poster for Spanish version of Mahler |
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| Directed by | Ken Russell |
| Produced by | Roy Baird |
| Written by | Ken Russell |
| Starring | *Robert Powell Georgina Hale Lee Montague |
| Music by | Gustav Mahler Richard Wagner Dana Gillespie |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Editing by | Michael Bradsell |
| Distributed by |  Mayfair Films VPS |
| Release date(s) |  24 October 1974 February 1975 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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Mahler is a 1974 biographical film based on the life of composer Gustav Mahler.
Directed by Ken Russell, starring Robert Powell as Gustav Mahler and Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler.
[edit] Plot
The film begins on a train journey with Gustav Mahler (Robert Powell) and his wife Alma (Georgina Hale) confronting their failing marriage. The story is then recounted in flashback and takes one through Mahler's turbulent childhood, his brother's suicide, his experience with anti-semitism, his conversion from Judaism to Catholicism, done purely so he could secure a prestigious position with the Vienna State Opera, his marital problems, the death of his young daughter. The film also takes us through his relationship with Cosima Wagner (Antonia Ellis), wife to Richard Wagner. In the process, the film explores Mahler's music.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Powell as Gustav Mahler
- Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler
- Lee Montague as Bernhard Mahler
- Miriam Karlin as Aunt Rosa
- Rosalie Crutchley as Marie Mahler
- Gary Rich as Young Gustav
- Richard Morant as Max
- Angela Down as Justine Mahler
- Antonia Ellis as Cosima Wagner
- Ronald Pickup as Nick
- Peter Eyre as Otto Mahler
- Dana Gillespie as Anna von Mildenburg
- George Coulouris as Doctor Roth
- David Collings as Hugo Wolf
- Arnold Yarrow as Grandfather
- David Trevena as Doctor Richter
- Elaine Delmar as Princess
- Benny Lee as Uncle Arnold
- Andrew Faulds as Doctor on Train
- Otto Diamant as Professor Sladky
- Michael Southgate as Alois Mahler
- Ken Colley as Krenek
- Sarah McClellan as Putzi
- Claire McClellan as Glucki
[edit] External link
- Mahler at the Internet Movie Database
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