Movie Description
Mao’s Last Dancer
(2009)Overview
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bruce Beresford
- Producer : Jane Scott
- Editor : Mark Warner
- Cast : Chi Cao,Chengwu Guo,Wen Bin Huang,Joan Chen,Bruce Greenwood,Amanda Schull,Kyle MacLachlan,Jack Thompson,Camilla Vergotis,Madeleine Eastoe,Steven Heathcote,Aden Young,Wang Shuangbao,Barbara Bush,George H. W. Bush,Mao Zedong,Bruce Greenwood,Kip Gamblin
Cast
Li Cunxin - adult
Li Cunxin - teenage
Li Cunxin - boy
Niang
Ben Stevenson
Elizabeth Mackey
Charles Foster
US Federal Judge
Mary McKendry
Lori
Bobby Cordner
Dilworth
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David
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Facts
Original TitleMao’s Last Dancer
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-10-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 57m
Budget₹ 25000000
Revenue₹ 23900000
Production CompaniesGreat Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
Genres
- Drama
- Romance