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1982 · 101 min · ★ 3.2 · Drama
A Russian ballet dancer defects from the USSR, emigrates to England, and joins a ballet company run by the powerful, wealthy Madame Laura Carrere.
Directed by Anwar Kawadri · Written by Raymond Christodoulou
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Joan Collins Mme. Laura Carrere -
Carol White Margaux Lasselle -
Paul Nicholas Mike McCann -
Finola Hughes Nadia Gargarin -
Murray Melvin Leopold -
Cherry Gillespie Mireille -
William Franklyn Sir Arthur Cartwright -
Leslie Ash Sharon -
Vernon Dobtcheff Markovitch -
Geraldine Gardner Markova - J Jane Wellman Grace
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Ed Bishop Sam Dozier
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