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Dancers is a american film of genre Drama directed by Herbert Ross released in USA on 9 october 1987 with Mikhail Baryshnikov
Dancers (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 october 1987
Length 1h22
Directed by Herbert Ross
OriginUSA
Themes Dance films
Rating45%
Dancers is a 1987 film directed by Herbert Ross and stars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Julie Kent. The story revolves around a ballet dancer who is planning to make a film version of the ballet Giselle, and how his romance with a young woman parallels the plotline of the ballet. The film received scathing reviews upon release.
Actors
Mikhail Baryshnikov
(Tony)
Leslie Browne
(Nadine)
Tommy Rall
(Patrick)
Mariangela Melato
(Contessa)
Gianmarco Tognazzi
(Guido)
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