Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.93 |
Birthday | 1938-03-17 |
Place of Birth | Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia] |
Also Known As | Rudolph Nureyev, Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew, Rudolf Nurejew, Rudolf Noureev, Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, |
1977
Valentino
5.9/38
In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide...
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Valentino
1983
Exposed
4.8/14
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Exposed
1989
The Margot Fonteyn Story
0/0
Biography of Dame Margot Fonteyn.
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The Margot Fonteyn Story
1966
Romeo and Juliet
8/2
Classic ballet by Kenneth MacMillan to the music of Prokofiev.
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Romeo and Juliet
1972
I Am a Dancer
6/1
Documentary about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
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I Am a Dancer
1972
The Special London Bridge Special
0/0
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, befud...
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The Special London Bridge Special
1966
Swan Lake
7.8/2
Perhaps the most popular ballet video ever released, this version of Tchaikovsky's beloved work stars one of the most famous classical dance partnersh...
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Swan Lake
1973
Don Quixote
0/0
A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.
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Don Quixote
1969
Political Portraits
0/0
Dedicated to Dieter Meier. voice-over by Gregory Markopoulos, reading an excerpt in English translation of Paul Valéry’s L’Homme et la nuit (Man and t...
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Political Portraits
2012
A Life for Ballet
0/0
A documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.
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A Life for Ballet
1971
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
0/0
On March 14, 1971, SINGER PRESENTS BURT BACHARACH was shown on CBS and featured Barbra Streisand joining the composer at the piano for an intimate con...
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Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1968
The Nutcracker
0/0
This historic performance from 1968 captures Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Nureyev's legendary performance makes this the definitive Nutcr...
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The Nutcracker
2018
Nureyev
7.4/26
An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.
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Nureyev
1998
Nureyev Unzipped
0/0
Narrated by Terence Stamp, this TV program documents the life and career of famed ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, through interviews with friends and c...
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Nureyev Unzipped
1985
That's Dancing!
7/18
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
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That's Dancing!
1994
The World of Jim Henson
7.3/6
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...
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The World of Jim Henson
2018
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
0/0
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...
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Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2004
The Sleeping Beauty
8/1
The National Ballet of Canada interprets Tchaikovsky's timeless three-act opera in this 1972 performance starring Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev...
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The Sleeping Beauty
1963
Swan Lake
0/0
Swan Lake: The Royal Ballet
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Swan Lake
1976
Petrushka
0/0
Scenes from the ballet Petrushka, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet at the National Opera Theatre.
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Petrushka
1963
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
0/0
Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty" with Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn
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An Evening With The Royal Ballet
2005
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
0/0
Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title role of t...
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Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
1972
The Sleeping Beauty
2/1
Ballet luminary Rudolf Nureyev choreographed this spectacular 1972 National Ballet of Canada production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," and also s...
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The Sleeping Beauty
2021
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
5/2
From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped for did not happen. But, before his death in 1991, thr...
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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2020
Be Water
6.9/47
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Be Water
1997
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
0/0
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 Pa...
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Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
Cinderella
0/0
"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 in...
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