The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. Based on Romola Nijinsky's "Last Years Of Nijinski.
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Cast
| Alan Bates | ... |
Sergei Diaghilev
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| George De La Pena | ... |
Vaslav Nijinsky
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| Leslie Browne | ... |
Romola de Pulsky
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| Alan Badel | ... |
Baron de Gunzburg
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Carla Fracci | ... |
Tamara Karsavina
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| Colin Blakely | ... |
Vassili
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| Ronald Pickup | ... |
Igor Stravinsky
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| Ronald Lacey | ... |
Leon Bakst
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| Vernon Dobtcheff | ... |
Sergei Grigoriev
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| Jeremy Irons | ... |
Mikhail Fokine
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| Frederick Jaeger | ... |
Gabriel Astruc
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Anton Dolin | ... |
Maestro Cecchetti
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| Janet Suzman | ... |
Emilia Marcus
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| Stephan Chase | ... |
Adolph Bolm
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| Hetty Baynes | ... |
Magda
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| Siân Phillips | ... |
Lady Ripon
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| Charles Kay | ... |
Argentine Ambassador
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Tomaso Milian Jr. | ... |
Young Boy on Beach
(as Tomas Milian Jr)
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Monica Mason | ... |
Maria Piltz
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Valerie Aitken | ... |
Lydia Nelidova
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Genesia Rosato | ... |
Ludmilla Schollar
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| June Brown | ... |
Maria Stepanova
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Blaise Mills | ... |
Lisl
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Kim Miller | ... |
Marie Rambert
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Jamie Rauch | ... |
Page
(as Dean McMillan)
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| Mart Crowley | ... |
Baron Adolphe De Meyer
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Olga Lowe | ... |
Signora Cecchetti
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Marcel Vaccard | ... |
Leon Myassin
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Patricia Ruanne | ... |
The doll
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Dudley von Loggenburg | ... |
Chief Polotsvian warrior
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Liliana Belfiore | ... |
Polotsvian girl
(as Lilliana Belfiore)
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Manola Asensio | ... |
Captive Persina princess
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Ben Van Cauwenbergh | ... |
Max Froman
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Barrie Holland | ... |
Party guest (uncredited)
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| Geoffrey Hughes | ... |
Gavrilov (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Herbert Ross | ||
Written by
| Hugh Wheeler | ... | (screenplay) |
| Romola Nijinsky | ... | (book "Nijinsky") |
| Vaslav Nijinsky | ... | (diary) |
Produced by
| Howard Jeffrey | ... | associate producer |
| Nora Kaye | ... | producer |
| Stanley O'Toole | ... | producer |
| Harry Saltzman | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Douglas Slocombe | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Reynolds | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Barnes | ... | editorial associate |
| Michael E. Polakow | ... | assistant editor (as Michael Polokow) |
Casting By
| Rose Tobias Shaw | ... | (as Rose Tobias-Shaw) |
Production Design by
| John Blezard | ||
Art Direction by
| George Richardson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Peter James | ||
Costume Design by
| Alan Barrett | ||
Makeup Department
| Pat Hay | ... | hair stylist |
| Joan Hills | ... | makeup artist |
| Meinir Jones-Lewis | ... | hair stylist |
| Ken Lintott | ... | makeup designer (as Kenneth Lintott) |
| Sue Ignatius | ... | crowd hair and makeup (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Al Burgess | ... | production supervisor |
| Bernard Mazauric | ... | production manager: Monaco |
| Luciano Pesciaroli | ... | production manager: Sicily |
| Danilo Sabatini | ... | production liaison: Sicily |
| Scott Wodehouse | ... | production manager |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | ... | executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yves Amoureux | ... | assistant director: Monaco |
| Tony Brandt | ... | assistant director: Sicily |
| Graham Cottle | ... | assistant director: Monaco |
| Ariel Levy | ... | assistant director |
| Christopher Newman | ... | third assistant director: dance sequences only |
| Luciano Palermo | ... | assistant director: Sicily |
| Antoine Sabarros | ... | assistant director: Monaco |
| Timea Veress | ... | first assistant director |
| Guy Travers | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Pier Luigi Basile | ... | art director: Sicily (as Pierluigi Basile) |
| Jean-Paul Bernardi | ... | assistant props |
| Tessa Davies | ... | set dresser |
| Nicholas Georgiadis | ... | ballet scenary: after the originals by |
| Geoffrey Guy | ... | sets: for "Scheherazade" and "La Spectre de la Rose" after Leon Bakst by |
| Michael Murchan | ... | construction manager |
| Ron Quelch | ... | production buyer |
| Tony Roman | ... | art director: Monaco |
| John Rose | ... | sketch artist |
| Crispian Sallis | ... | junior draughtsman |
| Terry Ackland-Snow | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Richard Amsel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
| Brian Muir | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Ray Norris | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Ian Whittaker | ... | assistant set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bill Barringer | ... | assistant sound (as William Barringer) |
| William Hartman | ... | sound editor |
| Godfrey Marks | ... | dialogue editor |
| Theodore Soderberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Richard Sperber | ... | sound editor |
| Cyril Swern | ... | sound recordist |
| Paul Wells | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Douglas O. Williams | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Colin Wood | ... | boom operator |
| Mel Zelniker | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bert Cann | ... | still photographer |
| Jack Coggins | ... | electrician |
| David Hersey | ... | theatrical lighting designer |
| Colin Manning | ... | chief grip |
| Danny Shelmerdine | ... | loader |
| John Tythe | ... | gaffer |
| Robin Vidgeon | ... | focus |
| Chic Waterson | ... | camera operator |
| George Binnersley | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
| Neil Binney | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| John Deaton | ... | focus (uncredited) |
| Mike Fox | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Paul Hennessy | ... | focus (uncredited) |
| Cedric James | ... | focus puller: second camera (uncredited) |
| Alan Jones | ... | focus (uncredited) |
| Nic Milner | ... | loader (uncredited) |
| Ian Smith | ... | loader (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Spoard | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Kenneth J. Withers | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rosemary Burrows | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Austin Cooper | ... | wardrobe master |
| Nicholas Georgiadis | ... | ballet costumes: after the originals by |
| Ken Lawton | ... | wardrobe master (as Kenneth Lawton) |
Location Management
| Allan James | ... | location manager |
| Vincent Winter | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| George Korngold | ... | music editor |
| John Lanchbery | ... | conductor / music adaptor |
| The Los Angeles Philharmonic | ... | music performed by |
| John Neal | ... | scoring mixer |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute solo |
| Sidney Weiss | ... | concert master |
| George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Louise Jaffe | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Irina Baronova | ... | ballet mistress |
| Nicholas Beriosoff | ... | restaging: of "Scheherazade" and "Prince Igor |
| Isabel Borwn | ... | assistant: Nora Kaye |
| Isabel Brown | ... | assistant: Nora Kaye |
| William Chappell | ... | restaging: of "L'Après-midi d'un faune" (as William Chapell) |
| Hunt Downs | ... | publicist |
| Ottó Elek | ... | studio manager: Hungary |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
| Mikhail Fokin | ... | choreographer (as Mikhail Fokine) |
| William Griffith | ... | ballet coach |
| Peter Lancaster | ... | head accountant |
| Kenneth MacMillan | ... | choreographer: "Jeux" and "Le Sacre du printemps" |
| Vaslav Nijinsky | ... | choreographer |
| Pat Pennelegion | ... | assistant: Al Burgess |
| Lily Poyser | ... | unit publicist |
| Mary Richards | ... | assistant: Herbert Ross |
| Danilo Sabatini | ... | production liaison: Sicily |
| John Sargent | ... | accountant |
| Elizabeth Schooling | ... | restaging: of "L'Après-midi d'un faune" (as Elisabeth Schooling) |
Thanks
| David Bees | ... | grateful acknowledgment: administrative director of the London Festival Bellet |
| Beryl Grey | ... | grateful acknowledgment: artistic director of the London Festival Bellet (as Beryl Grey CBE) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1984) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (1989) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Paramount Pictures (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- Olive Films (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- National Film Theatre, London (theatrical lighting: designed by arrangement with David Hersey)
- London Festival Ballet (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant but headstrong premier ballet dancer and aspiring choreographer of the Ballets Russes. The company is managed by the famous Sergei Diaghilev, a controlling, fiercely possessive impresario. The increasing tension between these powerful egos, exacerbated by homosexual desire and jealousy, becomes triangular when young ballerina Romola de Pulsky determinedly attempts to draw the increasingly mentally-unstable Nijinsky away from Diaghilev.
Written by Eric Wees |
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| Taglines | Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Executive Producer Harry Saltzman had wanted to make a movie about Nijinsky for many years, first attempting to produce a version in 1970 with partner Albert R. Broccoli. The movie was started, but was never finished, it being cancelled by Broccoli and Saltzman. It is known as Nijinsky: Unfinished Project (1970). It starred Rudolf Nureyev, was written by Edward Albee, and directed by Tony Richardson. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Serial, The Changeling, My Brilliant Career, Foxes, Nijinsky (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Invitation to the Dance See more » |