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I was not there, but Fleming met him at the hotel where everybody stayed
at the time. And he was having breakfast and then
somebody came down and touched him, and laughed, and it was
this rusty laugh. Something Erik had, you know,
too many smokes and too much whisky. And then Fleming turns around and says,
"Oh, Erik, what is it about your voice?" And he said, "It's early morning." But actually, I think that was what
caused his death, that was the cancer
at the time. And he was having breakfast and then
somebody came down and touched him, and laughed, and it was
this rusty laugh. Something Erik had, you know,
too many smokes and too much whisky. And then Fleming turns around and says,
"Oh, Erik, what is it about your voice?" And he said, "It's early morning." But actually, I think that was what
caused his death, that was the cancer
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I was not there, but Fleming met him
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at the hotel where everybody stayed
at the time.
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And he was having breakfast and then
somebody came down and touched him,
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and laughed, and it was
this rusty laugh.
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Something Erik had, you know,
too many smokes and too much whisky.
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And then Fleming turns around and says,
"Oh, Erik, what is it about your voice?"
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And he said, "It's early morning."
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But actually, I think that was what
caused his death, that was the cancer.
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Movie Summary
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap ...
