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Stars of the Russian Ballet is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring an abridged version of "Swan Lake" and two original short ballet pieces for the film, "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.
Original Release
01/01/1953
US Release
09/09/1954
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Galina Ulanova | Maris (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") |
| Konstantin Sergeyev | The Prince (segment "Swan Lake") |
| Natalya Dudinskaya | Odille, the black swan (segment "Swan Lake") |
| V. Bakanov | The Evil Wizard (segment "Swan Lake") |
| Pyotr Gussyev | Girzi (segment "Fountain of Bakhchisarai") |
| Maya Plisetskaya | Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") |
| Yuri Zhdanov | Vaclav (segment "Fountain of Bakhchisarai") |
| Vakhtang Chabukiani | Philippe (segment "Flames of Paris, The") |
| Muza Gotlib | Jeanne (segment "Flames of Paris") |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Galina Ulanova | Maris (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") |
| Konstantin Sergeyev | The Prince (segment "Swan Lake") |
| Natalya Dudinskaya | Odille, the black swan (segment "Swan Lake") |
| V. Bakanov | The Evil Wizard (segment "Swan Lake") |
| Pyotr Gussyev | Girzi (segment "Fountain of Bakhchisarai") |
| Maya Plisetskaya | Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai") |
| Yuri Zhdanov | Vaclav (segment "Fountain of Bakhchisarai") |
| Vakhtang Chabukiani | Philippe (segment "Flames of Paris, The") |
| Muza Gotlib | Jeanne (segment "Flames of Paris") |
