There have been relatively few biopics about choreographers, but it’s hard to think of a better one than “John Cranko,” about the late South African who made his name in England and Germany.

When Sam Riley first got the script for John Cranko, he saw the title page, with its big black print, and thought: ‘An action movie! Finally, someone has seen my action potential!” Then he ...

Sam Riley on Trading Joy Division for Ballet in ‘John Cranko’ Biopic. Riley plays the legendary choreographer in Joachim Lang new, German-language drama, which is having its market debut at ...

The film, based on true events, follows in the footsteps of John Cranko as he arrives in Stuttgart in 1960 to be guest choreographer at the German city’s ballet company.

On Wednesday, world sales agency Beta Cinema hosts the market premiere of “John Cranko,” starring Sam Riley, at the American Film Market in Las Vegas. Variety speaks to the director Joachim A ...

Undaunted by the existence of two famous operatic treatments, John Cranko – then director of Stuttgart Ballet – saw the potential for wordless drama in what was originally a very wordy tale. More ...

Lang limits himself to the years of Cranko's finding a mature career berth with the Stuttgart Ballet. He wound up there through circumstances just briefly referred to: After moving to London to ...

‘John Cranko’ Review: Sam Riley Gives a Bravura Performance in Accomplished Ballet Biopic Joachim A. Lang’s German-language feature charts the comet-like trail of a choreographer whose too ...