
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
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Acting (26 movies)

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021

Valentino
1977

Exposed
1983

The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989

Romeo and Juliet
1966

I Am a Dancer
1972

The Special London Bridge Special
1972

An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005

Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997

The Sleeping Beauty
1972

Swan Lake
1966

Cinderella
1997

Don Quixote
1973

A Life for Ballet
2012

Political Portraits
1969

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971

The Nutcracker
1968

Nureyev
2018

That's Dancing!
1985

The World of Jim Henson
1994

Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018

Swan Lake
1963

The Afternoon of a Faun
1981

The Day of the Oath
1965

When the Spirit Soars in Flight
1958
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Nutcracker | 1968 | Producer |
| The Sleeping Beauty | 2004 | Producer |

