The Legend of Valentino

The Legend of Valentino is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film written and directed by Melville Shavelson. It deals with real life events about the actor and sex symbol of the 1920s Rudolph Valentino.^[1][2]

The Legend of Valentino
Genre	Biography Drama
Written by	Melville Shavelson
Directed by	Melville Shavelson
Starring	Franco Nero
Music by	Charles Fox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Shelly Hull Leonard Goldberg Aaron Spelling
Production locations	20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Archie R. Dalzell
Editor	John Woodcock
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23)

It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975.^[3]

Not to be confused with the 1961 documentary film "The Legend of Valentino".

Cast

• Franco Nero as Rudolph Valentino
• Suzanne Pleshette as June Mathis
• Judd Hirsch as Jack Auerbach
• Lesley Ann Warren as Laura Lorraine (as Lesley Warren)
• Milton Berle as Jesse L. Lasky
• Yvette Mimieux as Natacha Rambova
• Harold J. Stone as Sam Baldwin
• Alicia Bond as Nazimova
• Constance Forslund as Silent Star
• Brenda Venus as Constance Carr

Reception

It was the 16th highest rated show of the week when it aired.^[4]