Ballerina

Ballerina

1956 · 87 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Bettina Sanden, a solo dancer at the opera, falls ill with polio. The chances of a cure look rather slim.

Directed by G.W. Pabst · Written by Friedrich Dammann

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