The Legend of Valentino | |
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Genre | Biography Drama |
Written by | Melville Shavelson |
Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
Starring | Franco Nero |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Shelly Hull Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling |
Production locations | 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California |
Cinematography | Archie R. Dalzell |
Editor | John Woodcock |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23) |
The Legend of Valentino is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film written and directed by Melville Shavelson. It deals with real life events about the actor and sex symbol of the 1920s Rudolph Valentino.
It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975.
Not to be confused with the 1961 documentary film "The Legend of Valentino".
Cast
- Franco Nero as Rudolph Valentino
- Suzanne Pleshette as June Mathis
- Judd Hirsch as Jack Auerbach
- Lesley Ann Warren as Laura Lorraine (as Lesley Warren)
- Milton Berle as Jesse L. Lasky
- Yvette Mimieux as Natacha Rambova
- Harold J. Stone as Sam Baldwin
- Alicia Bond as Nazimova
- Constance Forslund as Silent Star
- Brenda Venus as Constance Carr
Reception
It was the 16th highest rated show of the week when it aired.
References
- Arthur Unger (November 21, 1975). "Valentino biography a clinker". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- Jay Sharbutt (November 21, 1975). "The Legend Of Valentino Due Sunday". Kingman Daily Miner. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- Alvin H. Marill (1984). Movies made for television. New York Zoetrope, 1984. ISBN 091843260X.
- 4 Movies Shake Up Week's Nielsen List Los Angeles Times 26 Nov 1975: d15.
External links
Films directed by Melville Shavelson | |
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