4 ▁American ▁musical ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Charles ▁Vid or ▁and ▁st arring ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor , ▁Vitt orio ▁G ass man , ▁John ▁Eric son , ▁and ▁Louis ▁Cal h ern . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁Maurice ▁Gu est ▁by ▁Henry ▁Hand el ▁Richard son , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁who ▁follows ▁the ▁man ▁she ▁lov es ▁and ▁hopes ▁to ▁marry ▁to ▁Zur ich ▁where ▁he ▁studies ▁viol in ▁at ▁a ▁conserv atory . ▁ ▁There ▁she ▁meets ▁a ▁piano ▁student ▁who ▁falls ▁mad ly ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁must ▁then ▁choose ▁between ▁this ▁man ▁who ▁lov es ▁her ▁more ▁than ▁his ▁music , ▁and ▁the ▁viol in ist ▁who ▁lov es ▁his ▁music ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁else . ▁R haps ody ▁features ▁music ▁by ▁Franz ▁Lis zt , ▁Serge i ▁Rach man in ov , ▁Py otr ▁I ly ich ▁T cha ik ov sky , ▁Felix ▁M end els so hn , ▁Claude ▁Deb uss y , ▁and ▁Pablo ▁de ▁Sar as ate . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor ▁as ▁Louise ▁Durant ▁ ▁Vitt orio ▁G ass man ▁as ▁Paul ▁Bron te ▁ ▁John ▁Eric son ▁as ▁James ▁Gu est ▁ ▁Louis ▁Cal h ern ▁as ▁Nicholas ▁Durant ▁ ▁Michael ▁Che kh ov ▁as ▁Prof . ▁Sch uman ▁ ▁Barbara ▁B ates ▁as ▁E ff ie ▁C ah ill ▁ ▁Richard ▁H ag eman ▁as ▁Bruno ▁Für st ▁ ▁Richard ▁L up ino ▁as ▁Otto ▁Kra ff t ▁ ▁Cel