
Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.
Directed by Jean Dréville, Pyotr Sviridov
User score
4 votes
Released
November 16, 1965
1h 31m
Russian

Gilles Ségal
Marius Petipa

Oleg Strizhenov
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky

Jacques Ferrière
Anton Minkh

Natalya Velichko
Mashenka Surovshchikova-Petipa

Nikolai Cherkasov
Gedeonov

Nikolay Trofimov
Petrov

Gennadiy Nilov
Lev Ivanov

Alla Larionova
Lyubov Leonidovna

Vladislav Strzhelchik
Nicholas I of Russia
Yelena Sokolova
Katenka

Pierre Bertin
Petipa's Father

Alexandre Rignault
Bigornet
Viviane Gosset
Petipa's Mother

Sabine Lods
Katerina Petipa

Nathalie Nort
Denise

Caroline Cler
Singer
Jean Moussy
Lucien Petipa
Jean Houbé
Antoine

Vladimir Yemelyanov
Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Olga Zhadina
Masha Surovshchikova (12 y.o)