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John Cranko
John Cranko

John Cranko

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The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

8.7/10

Release Date

03 October 2024

Country

Germany

Cast

Sam Riley

Sam Riley

John Cranko

Marcus Calvin

Marcus Calvin

Martin Feinstein

Stefan Weinert

Stefan Weinert

Nicholas Beriozoff

Vilmar Bieri

Vilmar Bieri

Administrative Assistant

Sascha Göpel

Sascha Göpel

Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Thomas Meinhardt

Thomas Meinhardt

Arnulf Klett

David Vormweg

David Vormweg

Kai

Jakob Forster

Jakob Forster

Andrea

Marc Fischer

Marc Fischer

Peter Palitzsch

Lynn Grabowski

Lynn Grabowski

Flight Attendant

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Dr. Weitman

Seumas F. Sargent

Seumas F. Sargent

Artus-Maria Matthiessen

Artus-Maria Matthiessen

Max Schimmelpfennig

Max Schimmelpfennig

Dieter Gräfe

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Walter Erich Schäfer

Elisa Badenes

Elisa Badenes

Marcia Haydée (Tänzerin)

Jason Reilly

Jason Reilly

Ray Barra (Tänzer)

Martí Fernández Paixà

Martí Fernández Paixà

Richard Cragun (Tänzer)

Rocio Aleman

Rocio Aleman

Birgit Keil (Tänzerin)

Friedemann Vogel

Friedemann Vogel

Heinz Clauss (Tänzer)

Henrik Erikson

Henrik Erikson

Egon Madsen (Tänzer)

Louis Nitsche

Louis Nitsche

Jürgen Rose

Gerrit Klein

Gerrit Klein

Alexander

Jessica Higgins

Jessica Higgins

Grace

Eric Carter

Eric Carter

Reporter NY

Valentin Richter

Valentin Richter

Angeklagter

Thomas Heuser

Thomas Heuser

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