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The White Crow (2018)

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To dance you must be free

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ralph Fiennes
  • Profile picture of Oleg Ivenko
    Rudolf Nureyev Oleg Ivenko
  • Profile picture of Adèle Exarchopoulos
    Clara Saint Adèle Exarchopoulos
  • Profile picture of Chulpan Khamatova
    Xenia Jurgenson Chulpan Khamatova
  • Profile picture of Ralph Fiennes
    Alexander Pushkin Ralph Fiennes
  • Profile picture of Alexey Morozov
    Strizhevsky Alexey Morozov
  • Profile picture of Raphaël Personnaz
    Pierre Lacotte Raphaël Personnaz
  • Profile picture of Olivier Rabourdin
    Alexinsky Olivier Rabourdin
  • Profile picture of Ravshana Kurkova
    Farida Nureyeva Ravshana Kurkova

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