The Bolshoi Ballet | |
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Directed by | Paul Czinner |
Written by | Paul Czinner |
Produced by | Paul Czinner |
Starring | Galina Ulanova Raisa Struchkova Nikolai Fadeyechev |
Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
Edited by | Philip Hudsmith |
Music by | Yuri Fayer (musical director) Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors Rank Film Distributors of America Video Artists International (VAI) |
Release date | October 1957 |
Running time | 100 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Bolshoi Ballet is a 1957 British musical film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, and Nikolai Fadeyechev. [1] The film's composers, Yuri Fayer and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, were nominated for Best Original Score in the 31st Academy Awards (1958). [2]
The film captures the 1956 performances of The Bolshoi Ballet in the United Kingdom at Davis Theatre, Croydon and at Covent Garden, performing divertissement and Giselle . [1] The film was shot using multiple mobile, 35 mm Eastmancolor cameras. [1]
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