Swan Lake

Presents a magnificent performance of the ballet “Swan Lake” by the Bolshoi Ballet with music by Tchaikovsky. Features Natalia Bessmertnova, Alexander Bogatirov and Boris Akimov.

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Credits

director

Askhat Murtazin

co-producer

Felix Slidovker

Inessa Seleznova

production company

Ekran Creative Union Gosteleradio

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places

Soviet Union

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306609

Language

Russian

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Foreign language films

Music & Performing Arts → Ballet

Music & Performing Arts → Ballets - Film and video adaptations

Music & Performing Arts → Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

Performance

Performance → Ballet - Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Soviet Union, 1983

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