Nijinsky (1980)
Genius. Madman. Animal. God. Nijinsky.
129 min
A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.
- Release date
- August 14, 1980
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
Cast
- Alan Bates as Sergei Diaghilev
- George De La Pena as Vaslav Nijinsky
- Leslie Browne as Romola de Pulsky
- Alan Badel as Baron de Gunzburg
- Carla Fracci as Tamara Karsavina
- Colin Blakely as Vassili
- Ronald Pickup as Igor Stravinsky
- Ronald Lacey as Leon Bakst
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Sergei Grigoriev
- Jeremy Irons as Mikhail Fokine
Crew
- Herbert Ross · Director
- Hugh Wheeler · Writer
- Romola Nijinsky · Writer
- Vaslav Nijinsky · Writer
- Nora Kaye · Producer
- Stanley O'Toole · Producer
- Douglas Slocombe · Cinematographer
- William Reynolds · Editor
- Rose Tobias Shaw · Casting director
- John Blezard · Production designer