Stars of the Russian Ballet

Stars of the Russian Ballet
Film poster
Directed by	Gerbert Rappaport
Starring	Galina Ulanova Konstantin Sergeyev Natalya Dudinskaya
Cinematography	Semyon Ivanov
Edited by	M. Bernatsky D. Lander
Release date	1953 (1953)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Stars of the Russian Ballet (Russian: Мастера русского балета, romanized: Mastera russkogo baleta) is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring abridged versions of Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and Flames of Paris. The film headlined world-renowned ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Galina Ulanova, and was directed by Gerbert Rappaport. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

• Galina Ulanova as Maria (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
• Konstantin Sergeyev as Prince Siegfried (segment "Swan Lake")
• Natalya Dudinskaya as Odile, the black swan (segment "Swan Lake")
• V. Bakanov as Rothbart (segment "Swan Lake")
• Pyotr Gussyev as Girai (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
• Maya Plisetskaya as Zarema (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
• Yuri Zhdanov as Vacelev (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
• Vakhtang Chabukiani as Philippe (segment "The Flames of Paris")
• Muza Gotlib as Jeanne (segment "The Flames of Paris")

External links

• Stars of the Russian Ballet at IMDb