

The Turning Point
1977-11-14 · 119 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- Herbert Ross
- Production companies
- Hera Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Anne BancroftEmma
Shirley MacLaineDeedee
Tom SkerrittWayne
Mikhail BaryshnikovYuri
Leslie BrowneEmilia
Martha ScottAdelaide
Marshall ThompsonCarter
James MitchellMichael
Lisa LucasJanina
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