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Rudolf Nureyev

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1938-03-17

Day of Death

1993-01-06

Place of Birth

Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

Rudolf Nureyev

Biography

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 have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Filmography (39)

⭐ 3.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

2021
⭐ 0 Role: self

Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe

2018
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self, Archive Footage

Nureyev

2018
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Nutcracker

2018
⭐ 0 Role: Himself (Archive Footage)

Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams

2016
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive)

I Am Divine

2014
⭐ 0 Role: Paolo, a young man

Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival

2013
⭐ 0 Role: Self

A Life for Ballet

2012
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala

2005
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Nureyev Unzipped

1998
⭐ 0 Role: Film Producer

Cinderella

1997
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness

1997
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self (archive footage)

The World of Jim Henson

1994
⭐ 10.0 Role: Himself

Rudolf Nureyev

1991
⭐ 8.0 Role: Rudolf Nureyev

The Margot Fonteyn Story

1989