

The White Crow
Visit website6.6/10 • 241
2018-08-31 • 2h 7m
To dance you must be free
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
- Directors
- Ralph Fiennes
- Writters
- David Hare
- Editors
- David Hare, Barney Pilling

The White Crow
Visit website2018-08-31 • 2h 7m
6.6/10 • 241
To dance you must be free
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
- Directors
- Ralph Fiennes
- Writters
- David Hare
- Editors
- David Hare, Barney Pilling
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsOleg Ivenko
Rudolf Nureyev
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Clara Saint
Chulpan Khamatova
Xenia Jurgenson
Ralph Fiennes
Alexander Pushkin
Alexey Morozov
Strizhevsky
Raphaël Personnaz
Pierre Lacotte
Olivier Rabourdin
Alexinsky
Ravshana Kurkova
Farida Nureyeva
Louis Hofmann
Teja Kremke
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