The Turning Point(1977)
movie - first aired/released 1977-11-14 - 119 min - audience 6.6
Drama, Romance
Directed by Herbert Ross
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
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Cast
Anne BancroftEmma
Shirley MacLaineDeedee
Tom SkerrittWayne
Mikhail BaryshnikovYuri
Leslie BrowneEmilia
Martha ScottAdelaide- Antoinette SibleySevilla
- Starr DaniasCarolyn
Marshall ThompsonCarter
James MitchellMichael- Daniel LevinsArnold
- Scott DouglasFreddie
Lisa LucasJanina- Phillip SaundersEthan
- Jurgen SchneiderPeter
- Dennis NahatDennis
Anthony ZerbeRosie- Hilda MoralesSandra
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- Saax BradburyFlorence
- Alexander MinzBoys Class Teacher
- Howard BarrRehearsal Pianist
- Martha JohnstonRehearsal Pianist
- Anne BarlowBallet Mistress
- Enrique MartinezBallet Master
James CrittendenBilly
Lucette AldousArtist of American Ballet Theatre- Fernando BujonesArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Richard CragunArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Suzanne FarrellArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Marcia HaydéeArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter MartinsArtist of American Ballet Theatre- Marianna TcherkasskyArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Clark TippetArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Martine Van HamelArtist of American Ballet Theatre
- Nanette GlushakSelf (uncredited)
Bob HarksWaiter (uncredited)- Rebecca WrightSelf (uncredited)
Donald PetrieBarney Joe- Alexandra DanilovaMadame Dahkarova
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