The White Crow

The White Crow

2018
2h 7m
6.6

6.6/10

253 votes • View on IMDb

"To dance you must be free"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Film Magnolia Mae Films HanWay Films Metalwork Pictures Work in Progress Montebello Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom Serbia
Spoken Languages
Russian French English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 31, 2018
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt5460858
Website Visit Site

Cast

Oleg Ivenko
Oleg Ivenko

Rudolf Nureyev

Adèle Exarchopoulos
Adèle Exarchopoulos

Clara Saint

Chulpan Khamatova
Chulpan Khamatova

Xenia Jurgenson

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes

Alexander Pushkin

Alexey Morozov
Alexey Morozov

Strizhevsky

Raphaël Personnaz
Raphaël Personnaz

Pierre Lacotte

Olivier Rabourdin
Olivier Rabourdin

Alexinsky

Ravshana Kurkova
Ravshana Kurkova

Farida Nureyeva

Louis Hofmann
Louis Hofmann

Teja Kremke

Sergei Polunin
Sergei Polunin

Yuri Soloviev

Maksimilian Grigoriyev
Maksimilian Grigoriyev

Young Rudolf Nureyev

Anastasiya Meskova
Anastasiya Meskova

Alla Osipenko

Key Crew

David Hare
Writer
Ralph Fiennes
Director
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
Anne Sheehan
Executive Producer
Wayne Marc Godfrey
Executive Producer
Charles de Rosen
Executive Producer
Liam Neeson
Executive Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producer