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 falls 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 : Amanda Schull,Chi Cao,Chengwu Guo,Wen Bin Huang,Joan Chen,Bruce Greenwood,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,George Ellis
Cast
Elizabeth Mackey
Li Cunxin - adult
Li Cunxin - teenage
Li Cunxin - boy
Niang
Ben Stevenson
Charles Foster
US Federal Judge
Mary McKendry
Lori
Bobby Cordner
Dilworth
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David
Houston Ballet Conductor
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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₹ 23914731
Production CompaniesGreat Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
