A biographical look at the career of the acclaimed Margot Fonteyn. As a little girl called Peggy Hookham growing up in Shanghai, she told her mother she would one day become the greatest dancer in the world. Still performing at the age of 67 despite being almost unable to walk, hers is a story of courage and tenacity, of unbelievable devotion to her art and to those whom she loved. Those who ultimately left her penniless and alone, to be buried in a pauper’s grave.
Genre: Documentary, Music, TV Movie
Stars: Margot Fonteyn
Crew: Tony Palmer (Director), Tony Palmer (Editor), Arthur Reynolds (Executive Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Isolde Films
Runtime: 163 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 11, 2005
IMDb: 10