Germany / Sep 20, 2024 / Staatsoper Stuttgart
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vilmar Bieri | Administrative Assistant |
| David Vormweg | Kai |
| Marc Fischer | Peter Palitzsch |
| Roman Boeer de Garcez | Dr. Weitman |
| Seumas F. Sargent | Herbert Cranko |
| Max Schimmelpfennig | Dieter Gräfe |
| Jakob Forster | Andrea |
| Lynn Grabowski | Flight Attendant |
| Artus-Maria Matthiessen | Taxifahrer |
| Elisa Badenes | Marcia Haydée (Tänzerin) |
| Jason Reilly | Ray Barra (Tänzer) |
| Martí Fernández Paixà | Richard Cragun (Tänzer) |
| Rocio Aleman | Birgit Keil (Tänzerin) |
| Friedemann Vogel | Heinz Clauss (Tänzer) |
| Henrik Erikson | Egon Madsen (Tänzer) |
| Louis Nitsche | Jürgen Rose |
| Gerrit Klein | Alexander |
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| Jessica Higgins | Grace |
| Eric Carter | Reporter NY |
| Valentin Richter | Angeklagter |
| Thomas Heuser | Premieregast |
| Adrian Oldenburger | Reid Anderson |
| Maria Eichwald | Georgette Tsinguirides |
| Satchel Tanner | Vladimir Klos |
| Ava Arbuckle | Junge Ballerina |
| Alastair Bannerman | Alastair |
| Gábor Biedermann | Verteidiger |
| Boris Burgstaller | Richter |
| Matthew Burton | Solomon Hurok |
| Elisa Ghisalberti | Tänzerin |
| Vassily Kazakos | Nikos |
| Paula Skorupa | Zeugin |
| Klaus Rodewald | Zeuge |
| Ben Ruedinger | Clive Barnes |
| Diana Ruiz | Xenia Palley |
| Sonia Santiago | Anne Wooliams |
| Vincent Travnicek | Eddie Dutton |
| Veronika Verterich | Micheline Fauré |
| Georgette Tsingurides | Self |
| Jürgen Rose | Self |
| Dieter Gräfe | Self |
| Reid Anderson | Self |
| Vladimír Klos | Self |
| Birgit Keil | Self |
| Egon Madsen | Self |
| Marcia Haydée | Self |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cranko |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zeitsprung Pictures, SWR |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 2024 |
| Production | Michael Souvignier, Till Derenbach, Len Reddemann |
| Writer | Joachim Lang |
| Casting | Marc Schötteldreier |
| Editing | Jan Henrik Pusch |
| Cinematography | Philipp Sichler, Christian Kitscha, Ansgar Krajewski, Ami Rodrigues, Sebastian Volk, Sabine Rösing, Mustafa Celik, Jannik Klingel, Lukas Kleimt, Viktoria Thomas, Toni Ulbricht, Wolfgang Ennenbach, Rudi Kurth, Lukas Nickel, Sebastian Sauer, Stephan Pick |
| Assistant directors | Klaus Pridnig, Simon Pfister, Joachim Lang, Moritz Schmatz, Doris Schneidtinger |
| Additional directing | Christian Kitscha |
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Release dates
Premiere
Australia / May 05, 2025 / German Film Festival
Indonesia / Jun 16, 2025 / 17+ / Europe On Screen
Theatrical release
Germany / Oct 03, 2024 / 12
Austria / Jan 02, 2025
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