The Turning Point
“The generations change. But the choices remain the same.”
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
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Anne Bancroft
Emma
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Shirley MacLaine
Deedee
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Tom Skerritt
Wayne
Known for
Alien
Top Gun
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri
Known for
Sex and the City
White Nights
Leslie Browne
Emilia
Also in
Nijinsky
Dancers
Martha Scott
Adelaide
Known for
Ben-Hur
The Ten Commandments
Antoinette Sibley
Sevilla
Also in
Cinderella
Starr Danias
Carolyn
Also in
The Love Boat
Marshall Thompson
Carter
Known for
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Fiend Without a Face
James Mitchell
Michael
Known for
The Band Wagon
Colorado Territory
Daniel Levins
Arnold
Also in
Grease
The Goodbye Girl
Scott Douglas
Freddie
Also in
The Dead Talk Back
Herbert Ross Director · Arthur Laurents Writer John Lanchbery Composer
Worldwide gross $34M · United States release November 14, 1977 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$33,600,000
Production
Hera Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 14, 1977
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States
November 18, 1977 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 18, 1977 · Theatrical · IMDB
January 23, 2006 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
Czechia
April 1, 1993 · Physical
Netherlands
February 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
April 15, 1978 · Theatrical
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