Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom

Dance, espionage and passion come together in this powerful and exciting docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and became a living legend.


Dance, espionage and passion come together in this powerful and exciting docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and became a living legend.

Director: Richard Curson Smith
Writer: Richard Curson Smith
Stars: Artem Ovcharenko / Leonid Paranin / Svetlana Smirnova / Artem Yakovlev
Genre: Drama
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