
Savage Messiah
Drama
Overview
In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.
Top Cast


Dorothy Tutin
Dorothy Tutin
Sophie Brzeska
Dorothy Tutin
Sophie Brzeska


Scott Antony
Scott Antony
Henri Gaudier
Scott Antony
Henri Gaudier


Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Gosh Boyle
Helen Mirren
Gosh Boyle


Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Kemp
Angus Corky
Lindsay Kemp
Angus Corky


Michael Gough
Michael Gough
M. Gaudier
Michael Gough
M. Gaudier


John Justin
John Justin
Lionel Shaw
John Justin
Lionel Shaw


Aubrey Richards
Aubrey Richards
Mayor
Aubrey Richards
Mayor


Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
Museum Attendant
Peter Vaughan
Museum Attendant
Ben Aris
Ben Aris
Thomas Buff
Ben Aris
Thomas Buff


Eleanor Fazan
Eleanor Fazan
Mdme. Gaudier
Eleanor Fazan
Mdme. Gaudier
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