
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
Tom Skerrittas Wayne
Lucette Aldousas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Shirley MacLaineas Deedee
Marshall Thompsonas Carter
Lisa Lucasas Janina
Marcia Haydéeas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Anne Bancroftas Emma
Anthony Zerbeas Rosie
Mikhail Baryshnikovas Yuri
Martha Scottas Adelaide
Peter Martinsas Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Donald Petrieas Barney Joe
James Mitchellas Michael
James Crittendenas Billy
Bob Harksas Waiter (uncredited)
Aleksandra Danilovaas Madame DahkarovaCrew
" />Frédéric ChopinMusic
" />Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyMusic
" />Lev IvanovChoreographer
" />Henryk WieniawskiMusic
" />Peter BurrellSecond Assistant Director
" />Arthur LaurentsWriter, Producer
" />Marius PetipaChoreographer
" />Kenneth MacMillanChoreographer
" />Ludwig MinkusMusic
" />Albert WolskyCostume Design
" />Duke EllingtonMusic
" />Alvin AileyChoreographer
" />Charles H. SchramMakeup Artist
" />Herbert RossDirector, Producer
" />Frederick AshtonChoreographer
" />Sergei ProkofievMusic
" />Juliet TaylorCasting
" />Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
" />Adolphe AdamMusic