Rudolf Nureyev Movies

  • 1963
    An Evening With The Royal Ballet

    An Evening With The Royal Ballet

    An Evening With The Royal Ballet

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    Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty" with Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn

    An Evening With The Royal Ballet
  • 2018
    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    Cinderella

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    Sergei Prokofiev's setting of the fairy tale "Cinderella" premiered at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater in 1945. In 1986, Rudolf Nureyev, then ballet...

    Cinderella
  • 1982
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    01982HD

    The Royal Ballet's 1980 production of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.

    Swan Lake
  • 1991
    Rudolf Nureyev

    Rudolf Nureyev

    Rudolf Nureyev

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    Rudolf Nureyev rose from a humble childhood in Siberia to become one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers. Filmmaker Patricia Foy's...

    Rudolf Nureyev
  • 2005
    Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

    Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

    Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

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    Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title...

    Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
  • 1969
    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

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    Dedicated to Dieter Meier. voice-over by Gregory Markopoulos, reading an excerpt in English translation of Paul Valéry’s L’Homme...

    Political Portraits
  • 1976
    Petrushka

    Petrushka

    Petrushka

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    Scenes from the ballet Petrushka, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet at the National Opera Theatre.

    Petrushka
  • 2009
    Nureyev - Raymonda

    Nureyev - Raymonda

    Nureyev - Raymonda

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    Raymonda is an emotional three-act ballet with music by Alexandre Glazunov. Premiered at the Mariinsky Theater in 1898 featuring choreography by...

    Nureyev - Raymonda
  • 2008
    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

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    Agnès Letestu, a feminine and warm Odette, and José Martinez, a convincing, pale, vulnerable prince Siegfried, are the stars of this...

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  • 1989
    The Margot Fonteyn Story

    The Margot Fonteyn Story

    The Margot Fonteyn Story

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    Biography of Dame Margot Fonteyn.

    The Margot Fonteyn Story
  • 1966
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

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    Classic ballet by Kenneth MacMillan to the music of Prokofiev.

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 2024
    Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

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    Inspired by the choreography of Marius Petipa and set to Minkus’ spirited score, Rudolf Nureyev’s spectacular ballet is no less than a...

    Don Quixote
  • 1972
    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

    The Sleeping Beauty

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    Ballet luminary Rudolf Nureyev choreographed this spectacular 1972 National Ballet of Canada production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," and also...

    The Sleeping Beauty
  • 2012
    Don Quichotte - Nureyev

    Don Quichotte - Nureyev

    Don Quichotte - Nureyev

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    In 2012, the Opéra national de Paris mounted a new production of Rudolf Nureyev's celebrated re-interpretation of the Minkus–Petipa...

    Don Quichotte - Nureyev
  • 1997
    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    01997HD

    "A Paris Opera Production filmed in studio with Sylvie Guillem, Charles Jude and Rudolf Nureyev as a movie producer. The ballet is set in Hollywood...

    Cinderella
  • 1958
    When the Spirit Soars in Flight

    When the Spirit Soars in Flight

    When the Spirit Soars in Flight

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    Young ballet artists from across the Soviet Union showcase their skills at the All-Union Festival of Choreographic Schools.

    When the Spirit Soars in Flight
  • 1981
    The Afternoon of a Faun

    The Afternoon of a Faun

    The Afternoon of a Faun

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    At the Nureyev Festival at the London Coliseum in July 1983, Rudolf Nureyev danced the faun as part of a Homage to Diaghilev in a mixed bill of...

    The Afternoon of a Faun
  • 2025
    Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

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    At her christening, Princess Aurora is granted all perfections and qualities by her godmothers. The old Fairy Carabosse, who was forgotten as guest...

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
  • 2016
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

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    Swan Lake returns to the stage of the Opéra national de Paris with Prima Ballerina Amandine Albisson in the role of Odette/Odile. Prince...

    Swan Lake
  • 1980
    Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev

    Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev

    Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev

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    In this program, Julie Andrews and Rudolf Nureyev explain what dancing is and introduce different styles of dance to their young audience.

    Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev