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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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9 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker | Director | Film |
| 2018 | Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe | self | Film |
| 2018 | Nureyev | Self, Archive Footage | Film |
| 1990 | Poema Del Amor Y Del Mar | Film | |
| 1989 | The Margot Fonteyn Story | Rudolf Nureyev | Film |
| 1983 | Exposed | Daniel Jelline | Film |
| 1977 | Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | Film |
| 1974 | Nureyev | Self | Film |
| The Tempest | Prospero | Film |
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