---
title: 'Valentino (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Russell'
released: '1977-09-07'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/valentino-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076868/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Valentino (1977)

1977 · 127 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Valentino is a 1977 biographical film co-written and directed by Ken Russell and starring Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, and Carol Kane. It is loosely based on the life of silent film actor Rudolph Valentino, as recounted in the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell), [Mardik Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mardik-martin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-black)
- **Producer:** [Robert Chartoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-chartoff), [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Suschitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-suschitzky)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Baird](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-baird)

## Cast

- [Seymour Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/seymour-cassel)
- [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell)
- [Mildred Shay](https://cinepixo.com/people/mildred-shay)
- [Michelle Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-phillips)
- [Richard LeParmentier](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-leparmentier)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Rudolf Nureyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-nureyev) as Rudolph Valentino
- [Linda Thorson](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-thorson)
- [Anthony Dowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-dowell)
- [Jennie Linden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennie-linden)
- [Leslie Caron](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-caron)
- [Bill McKinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-mckinney)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Felicity Kendal](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicity-kendal)
- [Penelope Milford](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-milford)

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