The Turning Point
“The generations change. But the choices remain the same.”
1977•PG•1h 59m•6.6•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Herbert Ross
Writer
Arthur Laurents
Languages
English
Studio
Hera Productions
Cast
Anne Bancroft
Emma
Shirley MacLaine
Deedee
Tom Skerritt
Wayne
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri
Leslie Browne
Emilia
Martha Scott
Adelaide
Antoinette Sibley
Sevilla
Starr Danias
Carolyn
Marshall Thompson
Carter
James Mitchell
Michael
Daniel Levins
Arnold
Scott Douglas
Freddie
Lisa Lucas
Janina
Phillip Saunders
Ethan
Jurgen Schneider
Peter
Production
Company
Hera Productions
Producer
Arthur Laurents
Producer
Herbert Ross
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