Max Adrian

British intelligence officer is sent to investigate an anonymous letter sent to the foreign secretary accusing a key officer of communist affiliation. When the officer commits suicide, the investigator suspects murder and presses his inquiry. The culprit is finally exposed in a surprise climax.

Creative passion, sexual desire and astounding excess dominate director Ken Russell's controversial biopic, which follows flamboyant composer Tchaikovsky (Richard Chamberlain) through his marriage to nymphomaniac Nina (Glenda Jackson) and his love affair with a count (Christopher Gable). The score features the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor André Previn performing several of Tchaikovsky's works.

A British intelligence officer is sent to investigate an anonymous letter sent to the foreign secretary accusing a key officer of communist affiliation. When the officer commits suicide, the investigator suspects murder and presses his inquiry. The culprit is finally exposed in a surprise climax.

Olivier mustered out of the navy to film this adaptation of Shakespeare’s history. Embroiled in World War II, Britons took courage from this tale of a king who surmounts overwhelming odds and emerges victorious. This sumptuous Technicolor rendering features a thrilling re-creation of the battle of Agincourt, and Sir Laurence in his prime as director and actor.