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Isadora

Isadora

The Life and Many Loves of the Most Exciting Woman of Our Time

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A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

131 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

14 September 1968

Country

France

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Isadora Duncan

John Fraser

John Fraser

Roger

James Fox

James Fox

Gordon Craig

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Paris Singer

Zvonimir Črnko

Zvonimir Črnko

Sergei Essenin (as Ivan Tchenko)

Vladimir Leskovar

Vladimir Leskovar

Bugatti (as Vladimir Leskovar)

Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris

Mary Desti

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Mrs. Duncan

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Raymond Duncan

Libby Glenn

Libby Glenn

Elizabeth Duncan

Ronnie Gilbert

Ronnie Gilbert

Miss Chase

Wallas Eaton

Wallas Eaton

Archer

Nicholas Pennell

Nicholas Pennell

Bedford

John Quentin

John Quentin

Pim

Christian Duvaleix

Christian Duvaleix

Armand

David Healy

David Healy

Chicago Theatre Manager

Lucinda Chambers

Lucinda Chambers

Deirdre

Simon Lutton Davies

Simon Lutton Davies

Patrick

Noel Davis

Noel Davis

Doctor

Ina De La Haye

Ina De La Haye

Russian Teacher

Constantine Yranski

Constantine Yranski

Russian Companion

Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff

Russian Party Interpreter

John Brandon

John Brandon

Gospel Billy

Robert Ayres

Robert Ayres

(uncredited)

Jeremy Child

Jeremy Child

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hal Galili

Hal Galili

(uncredited)

Leon Lissek

Leon Lissek

Bohemian (uncredited)

Terence Mountain

Terence Mountain

American Cop (uncredited)

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