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The Legend of Valentino is a american film of genre Drama directed by Melville Shavelson released in USA on 23 november 1975 with Franco Nero
The Legend of Valentino (1975)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 november 1975
Length 1h40
Directed by Melville Shavelson
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about television
Rating54%
The Legend of Valentino is a 1975 American TV movie written and directed by Melville Shavelson. It deals with real life events about the actor and sex symbol of the 1920s Rudolph Valentino.
It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975.
Actors
Franco Nero
(Rudolph Valentino)
Suzanne Pleshette
(June Mathis)
Judd Hirsch
(Jack Auerbach)
Lesley Ann Warren
(Laura Lorraine)
Milton Berle
(Jesse Lasky)
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