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Nights of Farewell
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Nights of Farewell

1965-11-16 · 91 min · ★ 4.8

History · Drama · Music

Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.

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Directors
Jean Dréville
Production companies
Les Films Alkam, Lenfilm
Countries
France, Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gilles SégalGilles SégalMarius Petipa
Oleg StrizhenovOleg StrizhenovPyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky
Jacques FerrièreJacques FerrièreAnton Minkh
Natalya VelichkoNatalya VelichkoMashenka Surovshchikova-Petipa
Nikolai CherkasovNikolai CherkasovGedeonov
Nikolay TrofimovNikolay TrofimovPetrov
Gennadiy NilovGennadiy NilovLev Ivanov
Alla LarionovaAlla LarionovaLyubov Leonidovna
Vladislav StrzhelchikVladislav StrzhelchikNicholas I of Russia
Yelena SokolovaKatenka
Pierre BertinPierre BertinPetipa's Father
Alexandre RignaultAlexandre RignaultBigornet
Viviane GossetPetipa's Mother
Sabine LodsSabine LodsKaterina Petipa
Nathalie NortDenise
Caroline ClerCaroline ClerSinger
Jean MoussyLucien Petipa
Jean HoubéAntoine
Vladimir YemelyanovVladimir YemelyanovIvan Vsevolozhsky
Olga ZhadinaMasha Surovshchikova (12 y.o)

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