Stars of the Russian Ballet

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.[1]

Stars of the Russian Ballet
Film poster
Directed byGerbert Rappaport
StarringGalina Ulanova
Konstantin Sergeyev
Natalya Dudinskaya
CinematographySemyon Ivanov
Edited byM. Bernatsky
D. Lander
Release date
  • 1953 (1953)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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")

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Stars of the Russian Ballet". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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