Ballerina
Directed by	Ludwig Berger
Written by	Ludwig Berger
Produced by	Louis Wipf
Starring	Violette Verdy Gabrielle Dorziat Henri Guisol
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Jacques Poitrenaud
Music by	Roger Désormière
Production companies	Memnon Films Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Distributed by	Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Release date	6 December 1950 (1950-12-06)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Ballerina is a 1950 French drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Violette Verdy, Gabrielle Dorziat and Henri Guisol.^[1] It was produced and distributed by the French branch of Lux Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was the final cinema film of the German director Berger, who moved into directing in television. It also known by the alternative title Dream Ballerina.

A young ballerina makes her on the stage of the theatre in her local French town, but is distracted and performs poorly. That night she dreams a series of various scenarios about a young male tearaway who has shown an interest in her. The following night she gives a perfect second performance.

• Violette Verdy as Nicole
• Gabrielle Dorziat as Aunt
• Henri Guisol as Jeweler
• Philippe Nicaud as Loulou
• Nicholas Orloff as Dancer
• Romney Brent as Director
• Jean Mercure as Dancer
• Micheline Boudet as Marie
• Margo Lion as l'épouse du directeur
• Pierre Sergeol as l'inspecteur

• Huckenpahler, Victoria. Ballerina: A Biography of Violette Verdy. Audience Arts, 1978.

• Ballerina at IMDb