The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Release: 1977-11-14
·Runtime: 119m
·★ 6.5
Drama
Romance
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 Browne
as Emilia
Marcia Haydée
as Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Shirley MacLaine
as Deedee
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Yuri
Marshall Thompson
as Carter
Lisa Lucas
as Janina
Anthony Zerbe
as Rosie
Anne Bancroft
as Emma
Bob Harks
as Waiter (uncredited)
Martha Scott
as Adelaide
Donald Petrie
as Barney Joe
James Crittenden
as Billy
Peter Martins
as Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Tom Skerritt
as Wayne
James Mitchell
as Michael
Lucette Aldous
as Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Crew
Herbert Ross
Director, Producer
Ludwig Minkus
Music
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Frederick Ashton
Choreographer
Sergei Prokofiev
Music
Alvin Ailey
Choreographer
Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Kenneth MacMillan
Choreographer
Adolphe Adam
Music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music
Frédéric Chopin
Music
Duke Ellington
Music
Arthur Laurents
Writer, Producer
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Peter Burrell
Second Assistant Director
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Henryk Wieniawski
Music