As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
Cast
Anne Bancroft
Emma
Shirley MacLaine
Deedee
Tom Skerritt
Wayne
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri
Leslie Browne
Emilia
Martha Scott
Adelaide
Antoinette Sibley
Sevilla
Starr Danias
Carolyn
Marshall Thompson
Carter
James Mitchell
Michael
Daniel Levins
Arnold
Scott Douglas
Freddie
Lisa Lucas
Janina
Phillip Saunders
Ethan
Jurgen Schneider
Peter
Dennis Nahat
Dennis
Anthony Zerbe
Rosie
Hilda Morales
Sandra
Saax Bradbury
Florence
Alexander Minz
Boys Class Teacher
Howard Barr
Rehearsal Pianist
Martha Johnston
Rehearsal Pianist
Anne Barlow
Ballet Mistress
Enrique Martinez
Ballet Master
James Crittenden
Billy
Lucette Aldous
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Fernando Bujones
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Richard Cragun
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Suzanne Farrell
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marcia Haydée
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter Martins
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marianna Tcherkassky
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Clark Tippet
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Martine Van Hamel
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Nanette Glushak
Self (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Waiter (uncredited)
Rebecca Wright
Self (uncredited)
Donald Petrie
Barney Joe
Aleksandra Danilova
Madame Dahkarova
Crew
Herbert Ross
Director, Producer
Arthur Laurents
Writer, Producer
William Reynolds
Editor
Michael E. Polakow
Assistant Editor
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Jack Roe
First Assistant Director
Tony Bishop
Second Assistant Director
Peter Burrell
Second Assistant Director
Nora Kaye
Executive Producer
Roger M. Rothstein
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
Warren Rothenberger
Camera Operator
Juliet Taylor
Casting
David Graham
Casting
Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Tony Faso
Wardrobe Designer
Jennifer L. Parsons
Wardrobe Designer
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
William Hartman
Sound Editor
Richard Sperber
Sound Editor
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Jost
Production Sound Mixer
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer
John Lanchbery
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Adolphe Adam
Music
Frédéric Chopin
Music
Carl Czerny
Music
Duke Ellington
Music
Ludwig Minkus
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music
Henryk Wieniawski
Music
George Korngold
Music Editor
Godfrey Marks
Dialogue Editor
Saax Bradbury
Dialect Coach
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Hendrik Wynands
Construction Coordinator
Alvin Ailey
Choreographer
Frederick Ashton
Choreographer
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Jean Coralli
Choreographer
John Cranko
Choreographer
Michel Fokine
Choreographer
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Harald Lander
Choreographer
Kenneth MacMillan
Choreographer
Alexander Minz
Choreographer
Dennis Nahat
Choreographer
Jules Perrot
Choreographer
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Property Master
Julia Tucker
Continuity
Louis Cappeta
Key Grip
Daniel R. Jordan
Key Grip
Willie Meyerhoff
Gaffer
Earl Kennedy
Gaffer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
