The Debussy Film

1h 22m

TV Movie Drama

7.6

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

Cast

Oliver Reed

Claude Debussy

Vladek Sheybal

Pierre Louÿs / Film Director

Annette Robertson

Gaby Dupont

Izabella Telezynska

Madame Bardac

Penny Service

Lily

Vernon Dobtcheff

The Actor

Stephanie Randall

Secretary

Jane Lumb

Saint Sebastian

Yvonne Antrobus

Stage Lily

Verity Edmett

Zohra, the slave girl

Janet Fairhead

Chouchou at 13

Alison Fiske

Maeterlinck's girlfriend

Ian Flintoff

Stage Debussy

Elna Pearl

Vasnier daughter

Yvette Rees

Stage Madame Bardac

Audrey Searle

Madame Vasnier

Keith Smith

Reporter

Fred Taylor

Monsieur Vasnier

Victoria Russell

Chouchou (uncredited)

Crew

Ken Russell

Director, Scenario Writer

Melvyn Bragg

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

Allan Tyrer

Editor

Ken Westbury

Director of Photography