Torrential

The Debussy Film

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

TV Movie Drama

Oliver Reed

(Claude Debussy)

Vladek Sheybal

(Pierre Louÿs / Film Director)

Annette Robertson

(Gaby Dupont)

Izabella Telezynska

(Madame Bardac)

Penny Service

(Lily)

Vernon Dobtcheff

(The Actor)

Stephanie Randall

(Secretary)

Jane Lumb

(Saint Sebastian)

Yvonne Antrobus

(Stage Lily)

Verity Edmett

(Zohra, the slave girl)

Janet Fairhead

(Chouchou at 13)

Alison Fiske

(Maeterlinck's girlfriend)

Ian Flintoff

(Stage Debussy)

Elna Pearl

(Vasnier daughter)

Yvette Rees

(Stage Madame Bardac)

Audrey Searle

(Madame Vasnier)

Keith Smith

(Reporter)

Fred Taylor

(Monsieur Vasnier)

Victoria Russell

(Chouchou (uncredited))