
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Release: 1977-11-14·Runtime: 119m·★ 6.5
DramaRomance
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Hera Productions
Cast
Leslie Browneas Emilia
Marcia Haydéeas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter Martinsas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Aleksandra Danilovaas Madame Dahkarova
Shirley MacLaineas Deedee
Mikhail Baryshnikovas Yuri
Anthony Zerbeas Rosie
Bob Harksas Waiter (uncredited)
Tom Skerrittas Wayne
Lisa Lucasas Janina
James Crittendenas Billy
Anne Bancroftas Emma
Martha Scottas Adelaide
Marshall Thompsonas Carter
James Mitchellas Michael
Lucette Aldousas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Donald Petrieas Barney JoeCrew
" />Alvin AileyChoreographer
" />Henryk WieniawskiMusic
" />Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
" />Juliet TaylorCasting
" />Frédéric ChopinMusic
" />Albert WolskyCostume Design
" />Kenneth MacMillanChoreographer
" />Marius PetipaChoreographer
" />Ludwig MinkusMusic
" />Duke EllingtonMusic
" />Frederick AshtonChoreographer
" />Herbert RossDirector, Producer
" />Adolphe AdamMusic
" />Sergei ProkofievMusic
" />Peter BurrellSecond Assistant Director
" />Charles H. SchramMakeup Artist
" />Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyMusic
" />Arthur LaurentsWriter, Producer