Dance of the Seven Veils 54 years old
A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949
Russell's composer biopics were usually labours of love. This was the opposite: he regarded Strauss's music as "bombastic, sham and hollow", and despised the composer for claiming to be apolitical while cosying up to the Nazi regime. The film depicts Strauss in a variety of grotesquely caricatured situations: attacked by nuns after adopting Nietzsche's philosophy, he fights duels with jealous husbands, literally batters his critics into submission with his music and glorifies the women in his life and fantasies. (BFI Screenonline)
Credits
Dance of the Seven Veils Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Vladek Sheybal He was 46, 69 years old when he died | |
| Kenneth Colley He was 32, now 87 years old | |
| Otto Diamant He was 64, 87 years old when he died | |
| Imogen Claire She was 26, 61 years old when she died | |
| Maggy Maxwell | |
| Rita Webb She was 65, 77 years old when she died | |
| Christopher Gable He was 29, 58 years old when he died | as Richard Strauss |
| Judith Paris | |
| James Mellor He was 124, now 178 years old |
Dance of the Seven Veils Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Ken Russell as Director. He was 42 (84) years old when He died | Directing |
| Richard Strauss as Music. He was 105 (85) years old when He died | Sound |
Dance of the Seven Veils (54 years)
A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949
- Release day: Sunday, February 15, 1970
- Runtime: 59 minutes