
91 minutes
11/16/1965
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.

Gilles Ségal
as Marius Petipa

Oleg Strizhenov
as Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky

Jacques Ferrière
as Anton Minkh

Natalya Velichko
as Mashenka Surovshchikova-Petipa

Nikolai Cherkasov
as Gedeonov

Nikolay Trofimov
as Petrov

Gennadiy Nilov
as Lev Ivanov

Alla Larionova
as Lyubov Leonidovna

Vladislav Strzhelchik
as Nicholas I of Russia
Yelena Sokolova
as Katenka

Pierre Bertin
as Petipa's Father

Alexandre Rignault
as Bigornet
Viviane Gosset
as Petipa's Mother

Sabine Lods
as Katerina Petipa

Nathalie Nort
as Denise

Caroline Cler
as Singer
Jean Moussy
as Lucien Petipa
Jean Houbé
as Antoine

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

Nikolay Kuzmin
as Teamster

Tatyana Piletskaya
as Teacher

Sergei Polezhayev
as Officer

Mikhail Vasilyev
as Doorman

Marianna Strizhenova
as Gedeonov's Wife
Violetta Khusnulova
as Masha

Tamara Timofeeva
as Wardrobe Mistress
Stanislav Fesyunov
as Priest

Yuri Lavrov