Stars of the Russian Ballet
# Stars of the Russian Ballet

Stars of the Russian Ballet (Russian: Мастера русского балета, romanized: Mastera russkogo baleta) is a 1953 Soviet ballet film trilogy, featuring abridged versions of Swan Lake, The Fountain of Bakhchisarai and Flames of Paris. The film headlined world-renowned ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Galina Ulanova, and was directed by Gerbert Rappaport. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

## Cast

* Galina Ulanova as Maria (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
* Konstantin Sergeyev as Prince Siegfried (segment "Swan Lake")
* Natalya Dudinskaya as Odile, the black swan (segment "Swan Lake")
* V. Bakanov as Rothbart (segment "Swan Lake")
* Pyotr Gussyev as Girai (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
* Maya Plisetskaya as Zarema (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
* Yuri Zhdanov as Vacelev (segment "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai")
* Vakhtang Chabukiani as Philippe (segment "The Flames of Paris")
* Muza Gotlib as Jeanne (segment "The Flames of Paris")
