John Cranko

John Cranko

2024•2h 8m•8.2/10

DramaHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.2/10(9)

The gifted, charismatic artist John Cranko moves to the Swabian province from London, where he is attacked for his homosexuality, and after many crises becomes the great sensation as the new pop star of the arts: the Stuttgart Ballet Miracle.

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Production

Zeitsprung Pictures, SWR

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sam Riley

Sam Riley

John Cranko

Marcus Calvin

Marcus Calvin

Martin Feinstein

Stefan Weinert

Stefan Weinert

Nicholas Beriozoff

Sascha Göpel

Sascha Göpel

Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Thomas Meinhardt

Thomas Meinhardt

Arnulf Klett

Lucas Gregorowicz

Lucas Gregorowicz

Fritz Höver

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Walter Erich Schäfer

Vilmar Bieri

Vilmar Bieri

Administrative Assistant

David Vormweg

David Vormweg

Kai

Marc Fischer

Marc Fischer

Peter Palitzsch

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Roman Boeer de Garcez

Dr. Weitman

Seumas F. Sargent

Seumas F. Sargent

Herbert Cranko

Max Schimmelpfennig

Max Schimmelpfennig

Dieter Gräfe

Jakob Forster

Andrea

Lynn Grabowski

Flight Attendant

Artus-Maria Matthiessen

Taxifahrer

Elisa Badenes

Marcia Haydée (Tänzerin)

Jason Reilly

Ray Barra (Tänzer)

Martí Fernández Paixà

Richard Cragun (Tänzer)

Rocio Aleman

Birgit Keil (Tänzerin)

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