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The White Crow
To dance you must be free
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
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Synopsis
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
More about The White Crow
Cast
Oleg IvenkoRudolf Nureyev
Adèle ExarchopoulosClara Saint
Chulpan KhamatovaXenia Jurgenson
Ralph FiennesAlexander Pushkin
Alexey MorozovStrizhevsky
Raphaël PersonnazPierre Lacotte
Olivier RabourdinAlexinsky
Ravshana KurkovaFarida NureyevaCredits
- Directed by
- Ralph Fiennes
- Written by
- David Hare
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
Magnolia Mae FilmsUnited Kingdom
HanWay FilmsUnited Kingdom- Metalwork PicturesUnited Kingdom
- Work in ProgressSerbia
- Montebello ProductionsUnited Kingdom
