Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1977
The Turning Point
Directed by
Herbert Ross
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
The story
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
Cast
Anne BancroftEmma
Shirley MacLaineDeedee
Tom SkerrittWayne
Mikhail BaryshnikovYuri
Leslie BrowneEmilia
Martha ScottAdelaide
Antoinette SibleySevilla
Starr DaniasCarolyn
Marshall ThompsonCarter
James MitchellMichael
Daniel LevinsArnold
Scott DouglasFreddie
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Lisa LucasJanina
Phillip SaundersEthan
Jurgen SchneiderPeter
Dennis NahatDennis
Anthony ZerbeRosie
Hilda MoralesSandra
Saax BradburyFlorence
Alexander MinzBoys Class Teacher
Howard BarrRehearsal Pianist
Martha JohnstonRehearsal Pianist
Anne BarlowBallet Mistress
Enrique MartinezBallet Master
James CrittendenBilly
Lucette AldousArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Fernando BujonesArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Richard CragunArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Suzanne FarrellArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Marcia HaydéeArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter MartinsArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Marianna TcherkasskyArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Clark TippetArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Martine Van HamelArtist of American Ballet Theatre
Nanette GlushakSelf (uncredited)
Bob HarksWaiter (uncredited)
Rebecca WrightSelf (uncredited)
Donald PetrieBarney Joe
Alexandra DanilovaMadame Dahkarova
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