The white crow [DVD video]

Capturing the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet's most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas leads him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.

General Note:

Title from container.

Inspired by the book "Nureyev: the life" by Julie Kavanagh.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Special features: A look behind the curtain: making The White Crow ; Q&A with director Ralph Fiennes, writer David Hare, and Oleg Ivenko.

Performers:

Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Ralph Fiennes, Alexey Morozov, Raphaël Personnaz, Olivier Rabourdin, Ravshana Kurkova, Louis Hofmann, Sergei Polunin, Maksimilian Grigoriyev.

Technical Details:

DVD, wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1.

Personal Subject:

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993-Drama.

Subject Term:

Ballet dancers -- Soviet Union -- Drama.

Defection -- Soviet Union -- Drama.

Cold War -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

Soviet Union -- History -- 1953-1985 -- Drama.

Genre:

Biographical films.