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