Film · 1966

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

Name: Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Director: Ken Russell
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1966-01-02

67 min · Directed by Ken Russell

Documentary

5.48
ratings

The outrageous life of the American dancer of the 1920s, Isadora Duncan, whom Ken Russell described as "part genius and part charlatan".

Cast

Vivian Pickles

Isadora Duncan

Peter Bowles

Paris Singer

Alexei Jawdokimov

Sergei Yessenin

Murray Melvin

Photographer

J

Jeanne Le Bars

Wilma

Alita Naughton

Journalist

Sandor Elès

Bugatti

Lucinda Curtis

Girl in Dressing Room

Ken Russell

Captain Patterson

D

David Savile

Chauffeur

S

Sewell Stokes

Narrator (voice)

Michael Palin

Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)

Eric Idle

Jazz Band Chauffeur (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Ken Russell
Writer: Sewell Stokes, Ken Russell
Editor: Michael Bradsell, Roger Crittenden
Cinematography: Brian Tufano, Dick Bush
Costume: Shirley Russell

Details

Studios: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Release: January 2, 1966

Themes

dancerbiographyfreak accident

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