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Mahler( 1974)

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An electrifying visual odyssey into musical madness and savage romance.

Overview

Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while traveling by train.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Powell

      Gustav Mahler

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      Georgina Hale

      Alma Mahler

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      Lee Montague

      Bernhard Mahler

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      Miriam Karlin

      Aunt Rosa

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      Rosalie Crutchley

      Marie Mahler

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      Richard Morant

      Max

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      Angela Down

      Justine Mahler

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      Ronald Pickup

      Nick

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      Peter Eyre

      Otto Mahler

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      Dana Gillespie

      Anna von Mildenburg

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      David Collings

      Hugo Wolfe

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      Kenneth Colley

      Krenek

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      Antonia Ellis

      Cosima Wagner

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      Oliver Reed

      Train Conductor

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      Andrew Faulds

      Doctor on Train

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      George Coulouris

      Doctor Roth

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      Arnold Yarrow

      Grandfather

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      Elaine Delmar

      Princess

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      Otto Diamant

      Professor Sladky

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      Berwick Kaler

      Dancing Officer at Mahler's Cremation (uncredited)

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      Victoria Russell

      Girl Running Alongside Train (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 18 2025
    As biopics go, this has to be the least structured and most creatively ambiguous I think I’ve ever seen. It sort of follows a chronology of the life of Gustav Mahler (Robert Powell) using a train journey with his wife Alma (Georgina Hale) and a wide selection of his music as a conduit for just how we got here. It’s safe to say that the marriage isn’t exactly happy. She resents the time he spends composing and conducting and even though they have a very comfortable life with their children, she yearns for something more. He, meantime, is so subsumed in his art that he doesn’t notice, or realise,...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • classical music
    • biography
    • historical figure
    • mahler