The Turning Point
Deedee and Emma are rivals in the dance trade, and their lives take a different turning when Emma continues with her career as a ballet dancer whilst Deedee sacrifices her career for marriage and motherhood.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Deedee Rogers Shirley Maclaine
- Emma Jacklin Anne Bancroft
- Yuri Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Emilia Rogers Leslie Browne
- Wayne Rogers Tom Skerritt
- Adelaide Martha Scott
- Sevilla Antoinette Sibley
- Madame Kahkarova Alexandra Danilova
- Carolyn Starr Danias
- Carter Marshall Thompson
- Michael James Mitchell
- Freddie Scott Douglas
- Arnold Daniel Levans
- Peter Jurgen Schneider
- Rosie Anthony Zerbe
- Ethan Phillip Saunders
- Janina Lisa Lucas
- Florence Saax Bradbury
- Sandra Hilda Morales
- Barney Donald Petrie
- Billy Joe James Crittenden
- Conductor David Byrd
- Boys' Class Teacher Alexander Minz
- Dennis Dennis Nahat
- Ballet Master Enrique Martínez
- Ballet Mistress Anne Barlow
- Rehearsal Pianist Howard Barr
- Rehearsal Pianist Martha Johnson
- cast member Lucette Aldous
- cast member Fernando Bujones
- cast member Richard Cragun
- cast member Suzanne Farrell
- cast member Marcia Haydée
- cast member Peter Martins
- cast member Clark Tippet
- cast member Marianna Tcherkassky
- cast member Martine van Hamel
- cast member Charles Ward
Credits
Direction
- Director Herbert Ross
- Assistant Director Jack Roe
- Assistant Director Tony Bishop
- Assistant Director Peter Burrell
Production
- Production Company Hera Productions
- Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Executive Producer Nora Kaye
- Producer Herbert Ross
- Producer Arthur Laurents
- Associate Producer Roger M. Rothstein
- Associate Producer Howard Jeffrey
Writing
- Screenplay Arthur Laurents
Photography
- Director of Photography Robert Surtees
- Theatrical lighting Nananne Porcher
Editing
- Editor William H. Reynolds
Design
- Production Designer Albert Brenner
- Set Decorator Marvin March
- Artistic consultant Oliver Smith
Costumes
- Costumes Albert Wolsky
Make-up
- Make-up Charles Schram
Titles
- Title Design Wayne Fitzgerald
Music
- Music composed and conducted John Lanchbery
- Concertmaster Glenn Dictorow
Choreography
- Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Sound
- Sound Recording Jerry Jost
- Sound Re-recording Theodore Soderberg
- Sound Editor William Hartman
- Sound Editor Richard Sperber