Savage Messiah
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Savage Messiah | |
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Directed by | Ken Russell |
Produced by | Ken Russell |
Written by | H.S. Ede (book) Christopher Logue |
Starring | Dorothy Tutin Scott Antony Helen Mirren |
Music by | Michael Garrett |
Cinematography | Dick Bush |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date(s) | September 1972 (UK) |
Running time | 103 min. |
Country | U.K. |
Language | English |
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Savage Messiah is a 1972 biographical film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, made by Russ-Arts and distributed by MGM. It was directed and produced by Ken Russell with Harry Benn as associate producer, from a screenplay by Christopher Logue, based on the book Savage Messiah by H.S. Ede. The music score was by Michael Garrett (though music by Debussy and Scriabin was also used), and the cinematography by Dick Bush.
It starred Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren, Lindsay Kemp, Peter Vaughan and Michael Gough.