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The Music Lovers

1971·2h 3m·R
DramaBiographyMusicComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
3,508 votes

Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his latent homosexuality by getting married. Unfortunately he chooses nymphomaniac Antonina Milyukova, a depressed former student whom he cannot satisfy.

The Music Lovers is a 1971 drama biography movie directed by Ken Russell, starring Richard Chamberlain, Max Adrian, Christopher Gable. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 3,508 votes and runs 2h 3m.

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Director
Ken Russell
Stars
Richard Chamberlain
Max Adrian
Christopher Gable
Glenda Jackson
Details
1971-02-17
123 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French
Keywords
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