A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his (multiple!) mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyne of St. Petersburg (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope, he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.

Starring:

Andrew Faulds, Aubrey Morris, David English, Felicity Devonshire, Fiona Lewis, Georgina Hale, Harry Fielder, Imogen Claire, John Justin, Ken Parry, Kenneth Colley, Murray Melvin, Nell Campbell, Oliver Reed, Otto Diamant, Paul Nicholas, Rick Wakeman, Rikki Howard, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Veronica Quilligan

Genre:

Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy, Musical