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Feature film — 1972

Savage Messiah (1972)

6.41h 43mDrama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 27 votes.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios / Russ-Arts

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Director: Ken Russell

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Cast & crew

Dorothy Tutin as Sophie Brzeska

Dorothy Tutin

Sophie Brzeska

Scott Antony as Henri Gaudier

Scott Antony

Henri Gaudier

Helen Mirren as Gosh Boyle

Helen Mirren

Gosh Boyle

Lindsay Kemp as Angus Corky

Lindsay Kemp

Angus Corky

Michael Gough as M. Gaudier

Michael Gough

M. Gaudier

John Justin as Lionel Shaw

John Justin

Lionel Shaw

Aubrey Richards as Mayor

Aubrey Richards

Mayor

Peter Vaughan as Museum Attendant

Peter Vaughan

Museum Attendant

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Ben Aris

Thomas Buff

Eleanor Fazan as Mdme. Gaudier

Eleanor Fazan

Mdme. Gaudier

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Otto Diamant

Mr. Saltzman

Imogen Claire as Mavis Coldstream

Imogen Claire

Mavis Coldstream

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