United States / Mar 20, 1980 / R
Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.
2h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Sergei Grigoriev |
| Janet Suzman | Emilia Marcus |
| Colin Blakely | Vassili |
| Siân Phillips | Lady Ripon |
| Frederick Jaeger | Gabriel Astruc |
| Alan Badel | Baron de Gunzburg |
| Anton Dolin | Maestro Cecchetti |
| Stephan Chase | Adolph Bolm |
| Hetty Baynes | Magda |
| Charles Kay | Argentine Ambassador |
| Tomaso Milian Jr. | Young Boy on Beach |
| Monica Mason | Maria Piltz |
| Valerie Aitken | Lydia Nelidova |
| Genesia Rosato | Ludmilla Schollar |
| June Brown | Maria Stepanova |
| Blaise Miller | Lisi |
| Kim Miller | Marie Rambert |
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| Jamie Rauch | Page |
| Mart Crowley | Baron Adolphe De Meyer |
| Olga Lowe | Signora Cecchetti |
| Marcel Vaccard | Leon Myassin |
| Patricia Ruanne | The doll |
| Dudley von Loggenburg | Chief Polotsvian warrior |
| Liliana Belfiore | Polotsvian girl |
| Manola Asensio | Captive Persina princess |
| Ben Van Cauwenbergh | Max Froman |
Genres
DramaMusicRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nijinsky |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hera Productions, Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 20 marzo 1980 |
| Executive producer | Harry Saltzman |
| Production | Nora Kaye, Stanley O'Toole, Howard Jeffrey |
| Writer | Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky |
| Editing | William Reynolds, Chris Barnes, Michael E. Polakow |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe, Bert Cann, Danny Shelmerdine, Chic Waterson, Robin Vidgeon |
| Assistant directors | Ariel Levy, Christopher Newman, Timea Veress, Herbert Ross, Louise Jaffe |
| Lighting | Jack Coggins, John Tythe |
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