Stars of the Russian Ballet (Russian: Мастера русского балета, romanized: Mastera russkogo baleta) is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring abridged versions of Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and Flames of Paris. The film headlined world-renowned ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Galina Ulanova, and was directed by Gerbert Rappaport. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
| Stars of the Russian Ballet | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gerbert Rappaport |
| Starring | Galina Ulanova Konstantin Sergeyev Natalya Dudinskaya |
| Cinematography | Semyon Ivanov |
| Edited by | M. Bernatsky D. Lander |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast edit
- Galina Ulanova as Maria (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
- Konstantin Sergeyev as Prince Siegfried (segment "Swan Lake")
- Natalya Dudinskaya as Odile, the black swan (segment "Swan Lake")
- V. Bakanov as Rothbart (segment "Swan Lake")
- Pyotr Gussyev as Girai (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
- Maya Plisetskaya as Zarema (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
- Yuri Zhdanov as Vacelev (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
- Vakhtang Chabukiani as Philippe (segment "The Flames of Paris")
- Muza Gotlib as Jeanne (segment "The Flames of Paris")
References edit
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Stars of the Russian Ballet". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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