Nijinsky
Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.
Rating: 4.9 out of 10TMDB(20 votes)
Overview
A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.
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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Romola NijinskyWriter
- Hugh WheelerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 20, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Alan BatesSergei Diaghilev
George De La PenaVaslav Nijinsky
Leslie BrowneRomola de Pulsky
Carla FracciTamara Karsavina
Ronald PickupIgor Stravinsky
Ronald LaceyLeon Bakst
Jeremy IronsMikhail Fokine
Vernon DobtcheffSergei Grigoriev
Janet SuzmanEmilia Marcus
Colin BlakelyVassili
Siân PhillipsLady Ripon
Frederick JaegerGabriel Astruc
Alan BadelBaron de Gunzburg- Anton DolinMaestro Cecchetti
Stephan ChaseAdolph Bolm- Hetty BaynesMagda
Charles KayArgentine Ambassador- Tomaso Milian Jr.Young Boy on Beach
- Monica MasonMaria Piltz
- Valerie AitkenLydia Nelidova
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