Song of My Heart

The portrait of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky focuses on his failed love affair.

Cast

Frank Sundström

as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Audrey Long

as Princess Amalya

Cedric Hardwicke

as Grand Duke

Mikhail Rasumny

as Sergei Ivanov / Stephen Ivanov

Gale Sherwood

as Sophia Mirova

Serge Krizman

as Ivan

Charles Trowbridge

as Jurgensen

Kate Drain Lawson

as Nurse

Lester Sharpe

as Nikolai Rubenstein

Gil Frye

as Kolya

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