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