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Nijinsky
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.

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A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

5.028/10

Release Date

20 March 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Sergei Diaghilev

George De La Pena

George De La Pena

Vaslav Nijinsky

Leslie Browne

Leslie Browne

Romola de Pulsky

Carla Fracci

Carla Fracci

Tamara Karsavina

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Igor Stravinsky

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Leon Bakst

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Mikhail Fokine

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Sergei Grigoriev

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Emilia Marcus

Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

Vassili

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Lady Ripon

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Gabriel Astruc

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Baron de Gunzburg

Anton Dolin

Anton Dolin

Maestro Cecchetti

Stephan Chase

Stephan Chase

Adolph Bolm

Hetty Baynes

Hetty Baynes

Magda

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Argentine Ambassador

Tomaso Milian Jr.

Tomaso Milian Jr.

Young Boy on Beach

Monica Mason

Monica Mason

Maria Piltz

Valerie Aitken

Valerie Aitken

Lydia Nelidova

Genesia Rosato

Genesia Rosato

Ludmilla Schollar

June Brown

June Brown

Maria Stepanova

Blaise Miller

Blaise Miller

Lisi

Kim Miller

Kim Miller

Marie Rambert

Jamie Rauch

Jamie Rauch

Page

Mart Crowley

Mart Crowley

Baron Adolphe De Meyer

Olga Lowe

Olga Lowe

Signora Cecchetti

Marcel Vaccard

Marcel Vaccard

Leon Myassin

Patricia Ruanne

Patricia Ruanne

The doll

Dudley von Loggenburg

Dudley von Loggenburg

Chief Polotsvian warrior

Liliana Belfiore

Liliana Belfiore

Polotsvian girl

Manola Asensio

Manola Asensio

Captive Persina princess

Ben Van Cauwenbergh

Ben Van Cauwenbergh

Max Froman

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