Ballerina
1956, German. Directed by G.W. Pabst.
Bettina Sanden, a solo dancer at the opera, falls ill with polio. The chances of a cure look rather slim.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Willy BirgelProfessor Förster
- Elisabeth MüllerBettina Sanden
- Ivan DesnyKostja Tomkoff, Choreograph
- Carl WeryDr. Brinkmann
- Erich PontoSchimanski
- Leonard SteckelOpernintendant
- Eva KerblerIrene Gerwig
- Hermann SpeelmansHerr Kalborn
- Ellen FrankCast
- Heino HallhuberCast
- Jaspar von OertzenCast
- Edward TierneyCast
Details
- Released
- 28 March 1956
- Original title
- Rosen für Bettina
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Friedrich Dammann, Werner P. Zibaso
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Ballerina runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Ballerina isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 March 1956. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ballerina?
Ballerina (1956) was directed by G.W. Pabst and stars Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Müller, Ivan Desny.