
The Turning Point
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
The Turning Point
November 14, 1977
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Cast (39)

Anne Bancroft
Emma

Shirley MacLaine
Deedee

Tom Skerritt
Wayne

Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri

Leslie Browne
Emilia

Martha Scott
Adelaide

Antoinette Sibley
Sevilla

Alexandra Danilova
Madame Dahkarova

Starr Danias
Carolyn

Marshall Thompson
Carter

James Mitchell
Michael

Daniel Levins
Arnold

Scott Douglas
Freddie

Lisa Lucas
Janina

Phillip Saunders
Ethan

Jurgen Schneider
Peter

Dennis Nahat
Dennis

Anthony Zerbe
Rosie

Hilda Morales
Sandra

Saax Bradbury
Florence

Alexander Minz
Boys Class Teacher

Howard Barr
Rehearsal Pianist

Martha Johnston
Rehearsal Pianist

Anne Barlow
Ballet Mistress

Enrique Martinez
Ballet Master

James Crittenden
Billy

Lucette Aldous
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Fernando Bujones
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Richard Cragun
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Suzanne Farrell
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Marcia Haydée
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Peter Martins
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Marianna Tcherkassky
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Clark Tippet
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Martine Van Hamel
Artist of American Ballet Theatre

Nanette Glushak
Self (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Waiter (uncredited)

Rebecca Wright
Self (uncredited)

Donald Petrie
Barney Joe
Crew (64)
Directing

Julia Tucker
Continuity

Peter Burrell
Second Assistant Director

Jack Roe
First Assistant Director

Tony Bishop
Second Assistant Director

Herbert Ross
Director
Writing

Arthur Laurents
Writer
Production

Roger M. Rothstein
Associate Producer

Roger M. Rothstein
Production Manager

Nora Kaye
Executive Producer

David Graham
Casting

Herbert Ross
Producer

Arthur Laurents
Producer

Juliet Taylor
Casting
Sound

Duke Ellington
Music

Richard Sperber
Sound Editor

Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer

George Korngold
Music Editor

Ludwig Minkus
Music

Henryk Wieniawski
Music

Carl Czerny
Music

William Hartman
Sound Editor

Adolphe Adam
Music

Godfrey Marks
Dialogue Editor

Jerry Jost
Production Sound Mixer

Sergei Prokofiev
Music

John Lanchbery
Original Music Composer

John Lanchbery
Conductor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music

Frédéric Chopin
Music
Art

Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer

Albert Brenner
Production Design

Marvin March
Set Decoration

Hendrik Wynands
Construction Coordinator

Joseph M. Caracciolo
Property Master

Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
Camera

Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator

Daniel R. Jordan
Key Grip

Louis Cappeta
Key Grip

Warren Rothenberger
Camera Operator

Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Albert Wolsky
Costume Design

Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist

Jennifer L. Parsons
Wardrobe Designer

Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist

Tony Faso
Wardrobe Designer
Crew

Frederick Ashton
Choreographer

Kenneth MacMillan
Choreographer

Jules Perrot
Choreographer

Saax Bradbury
Dialect Coach

Alvin Ailey
Choreographer

Alexander Minz
Choreographer

Jean Coralli
Choreographer

Harald Lander
Choreographer

Dennis Nahat
Choreographer

Michel Fokine
Choreographer

Marius Petipa
Choreographer

John Cranko
Choreographer

George Balanchine
Choreographer

Lev Ivanov
Choreographer
Editing

William Reynolds
Editor

Michael E. Polakow
Assistant Editor
Lighting

Willie Meyerhoff
Gaffer

Earl Kennedy
Gaffer