The Legend of Valentino
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 minute |
Production company | Spelling-Goldberg Productions |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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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.[1][2]
It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975.[3]
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.[4]
References[]
- ^ Arthur Unger (November 21, 1975). "Valentino biography a clinker". The Christian Science Monitor. 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[]
- The Legend of Valentino at IMDb
Categories:
- 1975 films
- 1975 television films
- 1970s biographical films
- American films
- American television films
- American biographical films
- English-language films
- Biographical television films
- Films about Rudolph Valentino
- Films directed by Melville Shavelson
- Films scored by Charles Fox
- Films set in the 1920s
- American television film stubs