composed by Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin, Georges Bizet; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod ; conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky ; choreographed by Alberto Alonso, Valentin Elisariev, Marius Petipa, Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart ; produced by George van Breemen ; performed by Alexander Godunov, Anatoly Berdyshev, Maya Plisetskaya, Orchestra of the Bolshoi [Bolshoy] Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet
Frixos Constantine presents an Anglo-Soviet co-production by Poseidon Productions Ltd., England, Sovietfilm and Mosfilm, U.S.S.R ; written and directed by Emil Lotianou ; Western version supervised by Michael Powell
Studio Canal ; EMI Film Productions Limited present a Demetriou production ; a Pierre Jourdan film ; producer and musical director, Evdoros Demetriou ; director, Pierre Jourdan ; film produced in association with the O.R.T.F. ; released through MGM-EMI Distributors Ltd