Slow Dancing In The Big City
Slow dancing is falling in love.
Genres
Overview
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1978-11-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.25
Paul Sorvino
Lou Friedlander
Anne Ditchburn
Sarah Gantz
Nicolas Coster
David Fillmore
Anita Dangler
Franny
Thaao Penghlis
Christopher
Linda Selman
Barbara Bass
Héctor Mercado
Roger Lucas
Susan Doukas
Nurse
Dick Carballo
George Washington Moreno
Jack Ramage
Doctor Foster
Daniel Faraldo
T.C. Oliveira
Michael Gorrin
Lester Edelman
Tara Mitton
Diana
Matt Russo
Jack Guffy
Bill Conti
Rehearsal Pianist
Richard Jamieson
Joe Christy
Ben Slack
Mort Hoffman
Lloyd Kaufman
Usher
Lee Steele
Backstage Doorman
Edward Crowley
Graffitti Cop
Danielle Brisebois
Ribi Ciamo
Mimi Cecchini
Rose Ciamo
Dick Boccelli
Fabrizio
Anthony Avildsen
Halloween Kid
Rufus Avildsen
Halloween Kid
Dee Dee Friedman
Secretary
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6.3
I Was an Adventuress
Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake jewellery scam... Then Tanya meets the dashing young Paul Vernay. At first she wants to rob him. Then she decides she wants to marry him and to leave her criminal past behind her. Her accomplices agree but only if she'll join them in one last, big swindle...
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6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
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5.4
Darling
The moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and fall of a modern woman as she summons the courage to face her greatest trial.
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7.1
The Band Wagon
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8.0
Dancing Ghosts
Choreographic school, young talents are collected here. Behind eight years of study - three months remain before the final performance. And finally, “Giselle” is appointed, roles are distributed, girls are worried - they are afraid of the wording “professionally unsuitable”, but Yulya’s thoughts are different. She fell in love for the first time. And she has to choose between her beloved and the stage.
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6.3
The Red Danube
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6.5
Birds of Paradise
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5.6
Never Let Me Go
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5.2
The Girl from Petrovka
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6.8
The American
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6.0
Margot
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7.7
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7.6
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6.7
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5.6
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6.2
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4.1
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6.3
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5.9
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