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