--- title: "The Turning Point: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-turning-point/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-turning-point" cast: 39 crew: 62 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Turning Point (1977): cast and crew 39 cast and 62 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Anne Bancroft](https://film.one/person/anne-bancroft.md) as Emma - [Shirley MacLaine](https://film.one/person/shirley-maclaine.md) as Deedee - [Tom Skerritt](https://film.one/person/tom-skerritt.md) as Wayne - [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://film.one/person/mikhail-baryshnikov.md) as Yuri - [Leslie Browne](https://film.one/person/leslie-browne.md) as Emilia - [Martha Scott](https://film.one/person/martha-scott.md) as Adelaide - [Antoinette Sibley](https://film.one/person/antoinette-sibley.md) as Sevilla - [Starr Danias](https://film.one/person/starr-danias.md) as Carolyn - [Marshall Thompson](https://film.one/person/marshall-thompson.md) as Carter - [James Mitchell](https://film.one/person/james-mitchell-100918.md) as Michael - [Daniel Levins](https://film.one/person/daniel-levins.md) as Arnold - [Scott Douglas](https://film.one/person/scott-douglas.md) as Freddie - [Lisa Lucas](https://film.one/person/lisa-lucas.md) as Janina - Phillip Saunders as Ethan - Jurgen Schneider as Peter - Dennis Nahat as Dennis - [Anthony Zerbe](https://film.one/person/anthony-zerbe.md) as Rosie - Hilda Morales as Sandra - Saax Bradbury as Florence - Alexander Minz as Boys Class Teacher - Howard Barr as Rehearsal Pianist - Martha Johnston as Rehearsal Pianist - Anne Barlow as Ballet Mistress - Enrique Martinez as Ballet Master - James Crittenden as Billy - Lucette Aldous as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Fernando Bujones as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Richard Cragun as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Suzanne Farrell as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Marcia Haydée as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Peter Martins as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Marianna Tcherkassky as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Clark Tippet as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Martine Van Hamel as Artist of American Ballet Theatre - Nanette Glushak as Self (uncredited) - Bob Harks as Waiter (uncredited) - Rebecca Wright as Self (uncredited) - Donald Petrie as Barney Joe - Alexandra Danilova as Madame Dahkarova ## Directing - [Herbert Ross](https://film.one/person/herbert-ross.md): Director - Julia Tucker: Continuity - Jack Roe: First Assistant Director - Tony Bishop: Second Assistant Director - Peter Burrell: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Arthur Laurents](https://film.one/person/arthur-laurents.md): Writer ## Production - Juliet Taylor: Casting - David Graham: Casting - Roger M. Rothstein: Associate Producer, Production Manager - Nora Kaye: Executive Producer - [Herbert Ross](https://film.one/person/herbert-ross.md): Producer - [Arthur Laurents](https://film.one/person/arthur-laurents.md): Producer ## Camera - Warren Rothenberger: Camera Operator - Ralph Gerling: Camera Operator - Daniel R. Jordan: Key Grip - Louis Cappeta: Key Grip - [Robert L. Surtees](https://film.one/person/robert-surtees.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - Michael E. Polakow: Assistant Editor - [William H. Reynolds](https://film.one/person/william-reynolds.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [John Lanchbery](https://film.one/person/john-lanchbery.md): Original Music Composer, Conductor - Ted Keep: Scoring Mixer - Theodore Soderberg: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - William Hartman: Sound Editor - Jerry Jost: Production Sound Mixer - [Duke Ellington](https://film.one/person/duke-ellington.md): Music - George Korngold: Music Editor - Richard Sperber: Sound Editor - [Carl Czerny](https://film.one/person/carl-czerny.md): Music - [Ludwig Minkus](https://film.one/person/ludwig-minkus.md): Music - [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky](https://film.one/person/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky.md): Music - [Sergei Prokofiev](https://film.one/person/sergei-prokofiev.md): Music - [Adolphe Adam](https://film.one/person/adolphe-adam.md): Music - [Frédéric Chopin](https://film.one/person/frederic-chopin.md): Music - [Henryk Wieniawski](https://film.one/person/henryk-wieniawski.md): Music - Godfrey Marks: Dialogue Editor ## Art - Wayne Fitzgerald: Title Designer - Gregg H. Bilson: Property Master - Joseph M. Caracciolo: Property Master - Hendrik Wynands: Construction Coordinator - Marvin March: Set Decoration - [Albert Brenner](https://film.one/person/albert-brenner.md): Production Design ## Costume and make-up - Jennifer L. Parsons: Wardrobe Designer - Charles H. Schram: Makeup Artist - Kathryn Blondell: Hairstylist - Tony Faso: Wardrobe Designer - [Albert Wolsky](https://film.one/person/albert-wolsky.md): Costume Design ## Lighting - Willie Meyerhoff: Gaffer - Earl Kennedy: Gaffer ## Crew - Michel Fokine: Choreographer - George Balanchine: Choreographer - Saax Bradbury: Dialect Coach - Jean Coralli: Choreographer - Marius Petipa: Choreographer - Harald Lander: Choreographer - John Cranko: Choreographer - Alexander Minz: Choreographer - Alvin Ailey: Choreographer - Frederick Ashton: Choreographer - Jules Perrot: Choreographer - Lev Ivanov: Choreographer - Dennis Nahat: Choreographer - Kenneth MacMillan: Choreographer --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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