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Invitation to the Dance
Invitation to the Dance

Invitation to the Dance

Genres

MusicFantasy

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Three completely different stories are told through dance.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

22 May 1956

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad

Igor Youskevitch

Igor Youskevitch

The Lover / The Artist

Claire Sombert

Claire Sombert

The Loved

Tamara Toumanova

Tamara Toumanova

The Streetwalker

Diana Adams

Diana Adams

Hat Check Girl

Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Flashy Boyfriend

Belita

Belita

The Femme Fatale

David Paltenghi

David Paltenghi

The Husband

Daphne Dale

Daphne Dale

The Wife

Claude Bessy

Claude Bessy

The Model

Irving Davies

Irving Davies

The Crooner in 'Ring Around the Rosy'

Carol Haney

Carol Haney

Scheherazade

David Kasday

David Kasday

The Genie / Little Sailor

André Previn

André Previn

Composer at Piano

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