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Rudolf Nureyev - what members say

Rudolf Nureyev And Erik Bruhn - Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances - 1961-67 review by Florine from London

Nureyev/Bruhn Bell Telephone Hour 12 November 2004
...passion". So wrote an American critic in the early 1960s. However, it was not Rudolf Nureyev he was writing about, but the Danish dancer Erik Bruhn, whom Nureyev admired so... Read customer review

Rudolf Nureyev - filmography

My Father Evgeni (2010)
Starring: Leonid Brezhnev, Fidel Castro, Simone de Beauvoir
Director: Andrei Zagdansky
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From 1961 through 1979 Evgeni Zagdansky was the Editor-in-Chief of the Kiev Popular Science Film Studio. From 1981 through 1992 his son Andrei worked in the same film studio. In 1992 Andrei along with his family left Kiev and settled in New York. Evgeni stayed behind. Evgeni's letters to Andrei and ..read more »

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Adam - Giselle on DVD (2006)
Starring: Carla Fracci, Rudolf Nureyev, Dominic DeSantis
Director: Alberto Ventura
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Giselle - Adolphe Adam: Balletto in 2 atti di Theophile Gautier e Vernoy de Saint-Georges Coreografie di Giovanni Coralli e Jules Perrot Versionme di M.L.Lavrovskij. Corpo di Ballo del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma Orchestra del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma

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Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Ru... (1999)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Elisabeth Platel
Director: Francois Roussillon
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The story of a noblewoman who is waiting for her fiance to return from the Crusades. A rival attempts to court her until her fiance returns and offers to duel with the imposter. Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. Francois Roussillon's documentary looks at the ballet's success.

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Don Quixote (1999)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Helpmann, Lucette Aldous
Director: Robert Helpmann, Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Helpman
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A performance of Don Quixote featuring Rudolph Nureyev and the members of the Australian ballet.

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Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Ru... on DVD (1999)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Manuel Legris, Kader Belarbi
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The talents of three legends -- ballet great Rudolf Nureyev, infamous playwright William Shakespeare, and Romantic composer Prokofiev -- converge in this lovely 1995 performance the ballet version of ROMEO AND JULIET. Based on Shakespeare's classic love tragedy, the ballet features Prokofiev's ..read more »

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Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev (1991)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Roland Petit
Director: none
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Born on a moving train traveling through his native Siberia, dancing great Rudolf Nureyev began his life in motion and never stopped. Now dance lovers can hear his story in his own words in this insightful biography that includes performance and news footage of the charismatic dancer, as well as ..read more »

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Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partne... on DVD (1985)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Powell
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A new version, with previously unseen footage, of the greatest ballet duo of the century captured at their peak.

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Valentino on DVD (1977)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Michelle Phillips, Leslie Caron
Director: Ken Russell
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Rudolph Nureyev stars as Rudolph Valentino in this lavish story of the life of the famous silent screen actor who caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets.

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I Am A Dancer on DVD (1972)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Lynn Seymour
Director: Pierre Jourdan
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A biographical record of Rudolf Nureyev's dedication, which enabled him to climb to fame as the world's foremost male ballet dancer.

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The Nutcracker (1968)
Starring: Merle Park, Rudolf Nureyev, The Royal Ballet
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A version of The Nutcracker made for television in 1968 and choreographed and produced by, as well as starring, Rudolf Nureyev. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

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Romeo And Juliet - Prokofiev (1966)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Royal Ballet, Margot Fonteyn
Director: none, Kenneth MacMillan
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Sergei Prokofiev's ballet ROMEO AND JULIET performed by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn with the Royal Ballet.

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Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky on DVD (1966)
Starring: Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Vienna State Opera Ballet
Director: Truck Branss
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Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake' performed by the Vienna State Opera Ballet and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Dancers include Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Music conducted by John Lanchbery.

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Rudolf Nureyev And Erik Bruhn - Their Co... on DVD (1961)
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Eric Bruhn
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The complete Bell Telephone performances of Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn.

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Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev
Director: Patricia Foy
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No performer on the world stage received so much acclaim and publicity as Rudolf Nureyev, and no one gave away so little about their private life and thinking. In this television biography, made some twelve months before his death in 1993, Nureyev tells his own story in his own words and recalls ..read more »

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Rudolf Nureyev And Margot Fonteyn - An E... on DVD
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, The Royal Ballet
Director: Anthony Asquith, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Anthony Have
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One of the most successful dance partnerships of all time, that of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is seen here. Ballet extracts include 'Les Sylphides', 'Le Corsaire', 'La Valse' and 'The Sleeping Beauty - Act 3 Aurora's Wedding'.

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Dancing Through The Darkness on DVD
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev
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Through the testimony of those closest to Nureyev, this programme tells the compelling and hitherto untold story of his last years. It is a documentary about one man's creative vision, a genius trapped in a dying body. Above all, it shows one man's desperate struggle to transcend the confines of ..read more »

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Great Pas De Deux on DVD
Starring: Darcey Bussell, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov
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A collection of amazing pas de deux from some of the most famous ballets, including several famous partnerships, such as Fonteyn and Nureyev in "Le Corsaire". Also featured are Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope, Cynthia Harvey and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and many others.

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The Glory Of The Kirov Ballet on DVD
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Tamara Karsavina, Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Film footage from the Russian archives featuring the Kirov Ballet. Sequences include: Swan Lake - Black Swan Pas De Deux, The Dying Swan, Romeo And Juliet - Solo, Les Sylphides - Waltz, Le Corsaire - Pas De Deux and Viennese Waltz.

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Rudolf Nureyev facts

5 most recent films

My Father Evgeni - 2.5 stars
Adam - Giselle - 2.5 stars
Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Rudolf Nureyev - Raymonda - 2.5 stars
Don Quixote - 3.0 stars
Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Rudolf Nureyev / Romeo And Juliet - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky - 3.5 stars
Great Pas De Deux - 3.5 stars
Rudolf Nureyev And Margot Fonteyn - An Evening With The Royal B - 3.5 stars
Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev - 3.0 stars
Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partnership - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

My Father Evgeni - 2.5 stars
Nureyev - Rudolf Nureyev - 2.5 stars
Dancer's Dream - The Great Ballets Of Rudolf Nureyev / Romeo And Juliet - 2.5 stars
Adam - Giselle - 2.5 stars
Rudolf Nureyev And Erik Bruhn - Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances - 1961-67 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Margot Fonteyn - 7 times - show films
Natalia Makarova - 2 times - show films
Lucette Aldous - 2 times - show films
The Royal Ballet - 2 times - show films
Mikhail Baryshnikov - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 3 times - show films
Robert Helpmann - 2 times - show films
Robert Helpman - 2 times - show films
Francois Roussillon - 1 times - show films
Anthony Asquith - 1 times - show films