Acting
Rudolf Nureyev
XX, EN, FR, IT cinema · 73 credits
Born
17 March 1938
Died
6 January 1993 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Also known as Rudolph Nureyev · Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew · Rudolf Nurejew · Rudolf Noureev · Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев · Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев
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
Known for
Filmography
Afternoon of a Faun
as Faun
La Tempete
The Tempest
as Prospero, Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala
2022
Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala
Choreographer
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)
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Nureyev
as Self, Archive Footage
Cinderella
Choreographer
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Swan Lake
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
Choreographer
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
as Paolo, a young man
La Belle au bois dormant
Choreographer, Conductor
La Bayadère
2012
La Bayadère
Choreographer
Don Quichotte - Nureyev
Choreographer
La Bayadère
Choreographer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Stage Director, Choreographer
Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership
as Himself (archive footage)
The Sleeping Beauty
Choreographer
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
Nureyev Unzipped
as Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
as Film Producer, Director
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
Choreographer
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev
as Himself
The Margot Fonteyn Story
as Rudolf Nureyev
The Nutcracker
Choreographer, Art Direction, Director
Exposed
as Daniel Jelline
Raymonda
as Jean de Brienne, Choreographer
Marco Spada
as Marco Spada
Swan Lake
Choreographer
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo, Choreographer, Director
Giselle
as Albrecht, Director
Le Beau Mec
Choreographer
Valentino
as Rudolph Valentino
Petrushka
as Petrouchka
Don Quixote
as Basilio, Director, Choreographer
I Am a Dancer
as Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
The Special London Bridge Special
as Ballet Dancer
The Sleeping Beauty
as Prince Florimund, Producer, Stage Director, Choreographer
A Dancer's Life
as Himself
Political Portraits
as Himself
The Nutcracker
as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince, Producer, Choreographer
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
Swan Lake
as Prince Siegfried, Choreographer
Swan Lake
as Prince Siegfried, Choreographer
