Rudolf Nureyev Movies

  • 1997
    Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness

    Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness

    Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness

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    Despite his HIV-positive diagnosis in the early 1980s, Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev continued to dance and work as the director of the...

    Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
  • 1966
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake

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    Perhaps the most popular ballet video ever released, this version of Tchaikovsky's beloved work stars one of the most famous classical dance...

    Swan Lake
  • 2025
    Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker

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    On Christmas Eve, young Clara receives a nutcracker doll and drifts into a dream where toys come alive. Guided by the transformed nutcracker prince,...

    Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker
  • 2012
    A Life for Ballet

    A Life for Ballet

    A Life for Ballet

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    A documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.

    A Life for Ballet
  • 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
  • 2015
    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute

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    Nureyev & Friends, filmed in HD at Le Palais de Congres in May 2013, features dancers from the world’s finest ballet companies paying tribute...

    Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
  • 1972
    The Special London Bridge Special

    The Special London Bridge Special

    The Special London Bridge Special

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    In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he,...

    The Special London Bridge Special
  • 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
  • 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
    Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky

    Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky

    Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky

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    Petrushka, Le Spectre De La Rose, and L'Apres Midi D'une Faune performed by Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet as a tribute to the legacy of Vaslav...

    Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1983
    Raymonda

    Raymonda

    Raymonda

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    Entire ballet filmed in color for Antenne 2 TV channel in December 1983, with Noella Pontois, Rudolf Nureyev, Jean Guizerix and the Paris Opera...

    Raymonda
  • 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
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker

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    The Nutcracker
  • 2018
    Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe

    Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe

    Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe

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    When he arrives in Saint Petersburg, at the age of 29, Marius Petipa is just an obscure dancer who fled western Europe to escape his debts. He is far...

    Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
  • 2016
    Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams

    Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams

    Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams

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    The film tells the story of the regular visits that the legendary Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev made to Turkey between 1980 and 1990.

    Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
  • 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
  • 1972
    I Am a Dancer

    I Am a Dancer

    I Am a Dancer

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    Documentary about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

    I Am a Dancer
  • 2019
    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

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    From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage,...

    Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)