Rudolf Nureyev
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 17, 1938, Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
- Died
- January 6, 1993
- Movies
- 54
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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Upcoming Rudolf Nureyev Movies
Afternoon of a Faun
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker | Director |
| 2025 | Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty | Director |
| 1997 | Cinderella | Director |
| 1989 | The Nutcracker | Director |
| 1980 | Romeo and Juliet | Director |
| 1979 | Giselle | Director |
| 1973 | Don Quixote | Director |
| 1972 | The Sleeping Beauty | Producer |
| 1968 | The Nutcracker | Producer |
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