
The Turning Point (1977)
6.6|14 Nov, 1977|119 min
The generations change. But the choices remain the same.
6.6|14 Nov, 1977|119 min
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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.
Keywords
infidelity
new york city
jealousy
midlife crisis
ambition
rivalry
feud
ballet
falling in love
choreography
drunkenness
carnegie hall
ballet company
triumph
prima ballerina
mother daughter relationship
Casts

Anne Bancroft
Emma

Shirley MacLaine
Deedee

Tom Skerritt
Wayne

Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri

Leslie Browne
Emilia

Martha Scott
Adelaide
Antoinette Sibley
Sevilla
Alexandra Danilova
Madame Dahkarova
Starr Danias
Carolyn

Marshall Thompson
Carter

James Mitchell
Michael
Daniel Levins
Arnold
Scott Douglas
Freddie

Lisa Lucas
Janina
Phillip Saunders
Ethan
Jurgen Schneider
Peter
Dennis Nahat
Dennis

Anthony Zerbe
Rosie
Hilda Morales
Sandra
Saax Bradbury
Florence
Alexander Minz
Boys Class Teacher
Howard Barr
Rehearsal Pianist
Martha Johnston
Rehearsal Pianist
Anne Barlow
Ballet Mistress
Enrique Martinez
Ballet Master

James Crittenden
Billy

Lucette Aldous
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Fernando Bujones
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Richard Cragun
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Suzanne Farrell
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Marcia Haydée
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Peter Martins
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marianna Tcherkassky
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Clark Tippet
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Martine Van Hamel
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Nanette Glushak
Self (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Waiter (uncredited)
Rebecca Wright
Self (uncredited)

Donald Petrie
Barney Joe
Crews

Herbert Ross
Director
John Lanchbery
Original Music Composer
John Lanchbery
Conductor
Jack Roe
First Assistant Director
Julia Tucker
Continuity
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer

Alvin Ailey
Choreographer

Frederick Ashton
Choreographer
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Jean Coralli
Choreographer
John Cranko
Choreographer
Michel Fokine
Choreographer
Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Harald Lander
Choreographer

Kenneth MacMillan
Choreographer
Alexander Minz
Choreographer
Dennis Nahat
Choreographer
Jules Perrot
Choreographer

Marius Petipa
Choreographer

Adolphe Adam
Music

Frédéric Chopin
Music
Carl Czerny
Music

Duke Ellington
Music

Ludwig Minkus
Music

Sergei Prokofiev
Music

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Music

Henryk Wieniawski
Music
Jerry Jost
Production Sound Mixer
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Hartman
Sound Editor
Richard Sperber
Sound Editor
Godfrey Marks
Dialogue Editor
Michael E. Polakow
Assistant Editor
George Korngold
Music Editor
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
Warren Rothenberger
Camera Operator

Juliet Taylor
Casting
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Property Master
David Graham
Casting
Saax Bradbury
Dialect Coach

Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Tony Faso
Wardrobe Designer
Jennifer L. Parsons
Wardrobe Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Hendrik Wynands
Construction Coordinator
Louis Cappeta
Key Grip
Willie Meyerhoff
Gaffer
Earl Kennedy
Gaffer
Daniel R. Jordan
Key Grip
Tony Bishop
Second Assistant Director

Peter Burrell
Second Assistant Director

Arthur Laurents
Writer

Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
Editor

Arthur Laurents
Producer
Nora Kaye
Executive Producer

Herbert Ross
Producer
Roger M. Rothstein
Associate Producer
Albert Brenner
Production Design
Marvin March
Set Decoration

Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Roger M. Rothstein
Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters






