my ▁Award - win ning ▁David ▁Gre ene . ▁Cred it ▁for ▁technical ▁ad visor ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁long - time ▁Liber ace ▁friend ▁and ▁agent ▁Se ym our ▁H eller ▁( port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁by ▁Sa ul ▁Rub inek ). ▁ ▁Film ▁cli ps ▁from ▁Liber ace ' s ▁actual ▁stage ▁appearances ▁are ▁inter sp ers ed ▁in ▁the ▁story line . ▁▁ ▁Liber ace : ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Music ▁was ▁broadcast ▁one ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁ABC ▁bi op ic ▁production ▁Liber ace ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁st arring ▁Andrew ▁Robinson ▁in ▁the ▁lead , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁script ▁holding ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁that ▁Liber ace ▁was ▁heter osex ual . ▁Liber ace : ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Music , ▁however , ▁acknowled ged ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁Plot ▁W lad iz iu ▁Valent ino ▁Liber ace , ▁a ▁gift ed ▁classical ▁pian ist ▁fue led ▁by ▁pover ty , ▁was ▁already ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁Through ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁his ▁high s ▁and ▁l ows , ▁chapter ed ▁in ▁TV - style ▁format , ▁Liber ace ' s ▁life ▁from ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁through ▁his ▁death ▁are ▁chron ic led ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁career ▁high s ▁and ▁l ows ▁and ▁the ▁struggle ▁with ▁keeping ▁his ▁sexual ity ▁hidden ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁ ▁Liber ace : ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Music ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁DVD ▁from ▁K