Rudolf Nureyev's escape to the West at the height of the Cold War shocked the whole world. Director Ralph Fiennes shows how strong and smart Nureyev was. Nureyev became ballet's most famous dancer because of how magnetic he was. He was a wild and beautiful dancer who was limited by the world of Leningrad in the 1950s. Because he liked Western artists and ideas, the KGB played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with him.
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Rudolf Nureyev's escape to the West at the height of the Cold War shocked the whole world. Director Ralph Fiennes shows how strong and smart Nureyev was. Nureyev became ballet's most famous dancer because of how magnetic he was. He was a wild and beautiful dancer who was limited by the world of Leningrad in the 1950s. Because he liked Western artists and ideas, the KGB played a dangerous game of cat and mouse with him.
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