Rudolf Nureyev
Acting 1938-03-17 Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to …
Known For
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Valentino
1977
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Exposed
1983
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Swan Lake
1966
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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
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⭐ 8.0
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
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The Sleeping Beauty
1972
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⭐ 9.0
Don Quixote
1973
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⭐ 8.0
Romeo and Juliet
1966
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⭐ 8.0
The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989
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⭐ 9.0
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963
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Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
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Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
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A Life for Ballet
2012
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⭐ 7.0
I Am a Dancer
1972
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Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
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Political Portraits
1969
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Cinderella
1997
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The Nutcracker
1968