The Bolshoi Ballet (film)

The Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet
Directed by	Paul Czinner
Written by	Paul Czinner
Produced by	Paul Czinner
Starring	Galina Ulanova ; Raisa Struchkova ; Nikolai Fadeyechev
Cinematography	S.D. Onions
Edited by	Philip Hudsmith
Music by	Yuri Fayer (musical director) ; Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Production; companies	Paul Czinner Production ; Harmony Films (for) ; J.R. Maxwell Productions
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors ; Rank Film Distributors of America ; Video Artists International (VAI)
Release date	October 1957;
Running time	100 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Bolshoi Ballet is a 1957 British musical film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, and Nikolai Fadeyechev.^[1] The film's composers, Yuri Fayer and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, were nominated for Best Original Score in the 31st Academy Awards (1958).^[2]

The film captures the 1956 performances of The Bolshoi Ballet in the United Kingdom at Davis Theatre, Croydon and at Covent Garden, performing divertissement and Giselle.^[1] The film was shot using multiple mobile, 35 mm Eastmancolor cameras.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "The Bolshoi Ballet (1957, UK) cert. U". The David Lean Cinema. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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