The Bolshoi Ballet is a 1957 British musical film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, and Nikolai Fadeyechev. The film's composers, Yuri Fayer and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, were nominated for Best Original Score in the 31st Academy Awards (1958).
The film captures the 1956 performances of The Bolshoi Ballet in the United Kingdom at Davis Theatre, Croydon and at Covent Garden, performing divertissement and Giselle. The film was shot using multiple mobile, 35 mm Eastmancolor cameras.
Cast Galina Ulanova as Giselle / Swan Raisa Struchkova as Raissa Struchkova Nikolai Fadeyechev
See also List of British films of 1957
Bibliography Spain, Louise (1998). Dance on Camera: A Guide to Dance Films and Videos. Scarecrow Press.
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