Nights of Farewell (1965)

4.8/10 91 min History Drama Music

Overview

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

Pierre Bertin

Petipa's Father

Alexandre Rignault

Bigornet

Sabine Lods

Katerina Petipa

Nathalie Nort

Denise

Caroline Cler

Singer

Vladimir Yemelyanov

Ivan Vsevolozhsky

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