Savage Messiah (1972 film)

Savage Messiah
Theatrical poster
Directed byKen Russell
Written byChristopher Logue
Based onSavage Messiah
by H. S. Ede
Produced byKen Russell
StarringDorothy Tutin
Scott Antony
Helen Mirren
CinematographyDick Bush
Edited byMichael Bradsell
Music byMichael Garrett
Production
company
Russ-Arts
Distributed byMGM-EMI[1]
Release dates
  • June 28, 1972 (1972-06-28) (Portugal)
  • September 14, 1972 (1972-09-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$705,000[2]

Savage Messiah is a 1972 British biographical drama film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, made by Russ-Arts and distributed by MGM. It was directed and produced by Ken Russell, with Harry Benn as associate producer, from a screenplay by Christopher Logue, based on the 1931 book Savage Messiah by H. S. Ede. Much of the content of Ede's book came from letters sent between Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and his lover Sophie Brzeska.

  1. ^ "Savage Messiah (1972)". BBFC. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Mills, Bart (16 July 1972). "Looking at the London Movie Scene". New York Times. p. D20.