Mahler is a 1974 biographical film based on the life of composer Gustav Mahler. It was written and directed by Ken Russell for Goodtimes Enterprises, and starred Robert Powell as Gustav Mahler and Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler. The film was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Technical Grand Prize.
The film begins on a train journey with Gustav Mahler (Robert Powell) and his wife Alma (Georgina Hale) confronting their fail...
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Mahler
Film
Directed by
Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born 3 July 1927), is an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being overly obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often...
Cast Members of Mahler
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Robert Powell
as Gustav Mahler
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Georgina Hale
as Alma Mahler
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Lee Montague
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Peter Eyre
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Rosalie Crutchley
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Antonia Ellis
as Cosima Wagner
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Otto Diamant
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Oliver Reed
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Angela Down
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Kenneth Colley
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- 115 min (69 hs )
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