Directed by:
Herbert RossScreenplay:
Arthur LaurentsCinematography:
Robert SurteesCast:
Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Michail Baryšnikov, Leslie Browne, Tom Skerritt, Martha Scott, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Donald Petrie (more)Plots(1)
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma (Anne Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter (Leslie Browne in her film debut) is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov), the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden, and the emotional truths they must face at THE TURNING POINT. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Shirley MacLaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405852_36193d.jpg)
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
![Anne Bancroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/775/163775419_2c975e.png)
Anne Bancroft
USA
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Graduate (1967)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
![Michail Baryšnikov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269054_352deb.jpg)
Michail Baryšnikov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (2006) (series)
White Nights (1985)
The Turning Point (1977)
Leslie Browne
USA
Best movies:
Nijinsky (1980)
The Turning Point (1977)
![Tom Skerritt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/232/166232220_3a946d.jpg)
Tom Skerritt
USA
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Contact (1997)
![Martha Scott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273046_d43b86.jpg)
Martha Scott
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
![Marshall Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871855_c9360e.jpg)
Marshall Thompson
USA
Best movies:
The Valley of Decision (1945)
The Tall Target (1951)
Mystery Street (1950)
![James Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217154_350700.jpg)
James Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Colorado Territory (1949)
![Donald Petrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269946_d999a5.jpg)
Donald Petrie
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
The Turning Point (1977)
The Hearse (1980)
![Anthony Zerbe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/529/165529002_aac30d.jpg)
Anthony Zerbe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Peter Martins
Denmark
Best movies:
The Turning Point (1977)
![James Crittenden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/863/165863449_6cb447.jpg)
James Crittenden
USA
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
The Turning Point (1977)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Bob Harks
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Sting (1973)
Die Hard (1988)