The most sensational story in Ballet. The fusion of two totally different personalities into the Perfect Partnership.

MARGOT FONTEYN - an experienced ballerina, idolized for her achievements, loyal figurehead of an established company.

RUDOLPH NUREYEV - half her age, a young defector fleeing from Soviet Russia and relatively unknown. Born of poor parents in the appalling hardships of wartime Russia.

A partnership that became ballet's legend of the century. This extended version of Peter Batty's definitive documentary includes interviews with Ninette de Valois, Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. Filmed from cameras smuggled into performances and extracts from their most acclaimed performances.

Dance Selections:

• Giselle.
• Le Corsaire.
• Les Sylphides.
• Marguerite et Armand Swan Lake.
• Romeo and Juliet.
• Balcony scene birthday Offering - dress rehearsal.
• Hamlet and Ophelia.
• Romeo and Juliet.

DVD Features:

• Nureyev the early years.
• Fonteyn the early years.
• The perfect partnership.
• Politics, fame and adulation.
• The final years.

Narration by Robert Powell