
Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.
Cast

Gilles Ségal
Marius Petipa

Oleg Strizhenov
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky

Jacques Ferrière
Anton Minkh

Natalya Velichko
Mashenka Surovshchikova-Petipa

Nikolai Cherkasov
Gedeonov

Nikolay Trofimov
Petrov

Gennadiy Nilov
Lev Ivanov

Alla Larionova
Lyubov Leonidovna

Vladislav Strzhelchik
Nicholas I of Russia
Yelena Sokolova
Katenka

Pierre Bertin
Petipa's Father

Alexandre Rignault
Bigornet
Viviane Gosset
Petipa's Mother

Sabine Lods
Katerina Petipa

Nathalie Nort
Denise

Caroline Cler
Singer
Jean Moussy
Lucien Petipa
Jean Houbé
Antoine

Vladimir Yemelyanov
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Olga Zhadina
Masha Surovshchikova (12 y.o)

Nikolay Kuzmin
Teamster

Tatyana Piletskaya
Teacher

Sergei Polezhayev
Officer

Mikhail Vasilyev
Doorman

Marianna Strizhenova
Gedeonov's Wife
Violetta Khusnulova
Masha

Tamara Timofeeva
Wardrobe Mistress
Stanislav Fesyunov
Priest

Yuri Lavrov
Unknown
Crew
Isaak Menaker
Director
Jean Dréville
Director
Paul Andréota
Writer

Aleksandr Galich
Writer
Pierre Guilbert
Novel
Michel Kelber
Director of Photography
Konstantin Ryzhov
Director of Photography
Alexandre Kamenka
Producer

Isaak Kaplan
Production Design

Yevgenia Slovtsova
Costume Design

Nadezhda Simonyan
Original Music Composer
Yury Prokofyev
Original Music Composer
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