The Magnificent Beginning Movie Review 1980

The first real ballet school was founded by King Louis XIV of France in 1669. Margot Fonteyn tells the story of Louis' love of dancing and how it led from the courtly dances of 17th-century France to the worldwide phenomena of ballet that we know today. Part of the "Magic of Dance" series.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS
Running time 52 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dance

Cast

Roland Petit, Zizi Jeanmaire, David Wall, Wendy Ellis, Ronald Emblen

Other

Margot Fonteyn

Producer

RBC Films