| The Bolshoi Ballet | |
| Director: | Paul Czinner |
| Producer: | Paul Czinner |
| Music: | Yuri Fayer (musical director) Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
| Editing: | Philip Hudsmith |
| Studio: | Paul Czinner Production Harmony Films (for) J.R. Maxwell Productions |
| Distributor: | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors Rank Film Distributors of America Video Artists International (VAI) |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Bolshoi Ballet is a 1957 British musical film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Galina Ulanova, Raisa Struchkova, and Nikolai Fadeyechev.[1] The film's composers, Yuri Fayer and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, were nominated for Best Original Score in the 31st Academy Awards (1958).[2]
The film captures the 1956 performances of The Bolshoi Ballet in the United Kingdom at Davis Theatre, Croydon and at Covent Garden, performing divertissement and Giselle. The film was shot using multiple mobile, 35 mm Eastmancolor cameras.