The Turning Point
November 14, 1977
119 minutes
6.6
DramaRomance

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.

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Cast
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)