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Savage Messiah (1972)

Poster for Savage Messiah

Every man has a dream that must be realised... a love that must come true... a life that must not stop.

In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ken Russell
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Tutin
    Sophie Brzeska Dorothy Tutin
  • Profile picture of Scott Antony
    Henri Gaudier Scott Antony
  • Profile picture of Helen Mirren
    Gosh Boyle Helen Mirren
  • Profile picture of Lindsay Kemp
    Angus Corky Lindsay Kemp
  • Profile picture of Michael Gough
    M. Gaudier Michael Gough
  • Profile picture of John Justin
    Lionel Shaw John Justin
  • Profile picture of Aubrey Richards
    Mayor Aubrey Richards
  • Profile picture of Peter Vaughan
    Museum Attendant Peter Vaughan

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