Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev is widely regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of all time. Say his name in his native Russia and observe the knee-jerk reverence.
The Ukrainian ballet star shines as Rudolf Nureyev. Might film success tempt him to defect from ballet?
The Oscar-nominated actor goes behind the camera for his new film, starring real-life ballet dancer Oleg Ivenko.
Studiocanal has bought UK rights for The White Crow, Ralph Fiennes’ thriller about Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West at the height of the Cold War.
David Hare adapted screenplay about Russian dancer’s daring escape to West.
Sony Pictures Classics has bought rights in North America and many foreign markets to Ralph Fiennes’ Rudolf Nureyev biopic “The White Crow.”
