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Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom

7.920151h 29mMovieDramaTV Movie

Dance, espionage and passion come together in this powerful and exciting docudrama that tells the extraordinary story of how Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 and became a living legend.

DirectorRichard Curson Smith
WriterRichard Curson Smith
ProducersJan Younghusband·Richard Curson Smith

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Cast · Directed by Richard Curson Smith

AOArtem Ovcharenko
Artem Ovcharenko
Rudolf Nureyev
SSSvetlana Smirnova
Svetlana Smirnova
Clara Saint
AYArtem Yakovlev
Artem Yakovlev
Yuri Soloviev
YUYuriy Utkin
Yuriy Utkin
Vitaly Strizhevsky
DADenis Aliev
Denis Aliev
Pierre Lacotte
VCVladimir Chernyshov
Vladimir Chernyshov
Konstantin Sergeyev
SB
Svetlana Bednenko
Alla Osipenko
NG
Nataliya Grigorutsa
Natalia Dudinskaya
AM
Alina Murzagalieva
Tamara Zakrzhevskaya
ER
Elena Rusina
Claire Motte
KK
Konstantin Kordo-Syesoev
Gregor Alexinski
ATAnna Tikhomirova
Anna Tikhomirova
Ghislaine Thesmar

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Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom — streaming FAQ

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Yes — Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom is included with an Amazon Prime Video subscription in United States as of September 2026.

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Is Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom based on a true story?

Yes — Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).