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The Red Shoes
1948 8.0 (685 votes) 2h 13m
Genres
Drama Romance
Production Companies
The Archers

The Red Shoes

Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves

Overview

In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.

Key Crew

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Producer: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Director of Photography: Jack Cardiff

Writer: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Story: Emeric Pressburger

Top Cast

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring
Marius Goring

Julian Craster

Moira Shearer
Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine
Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina
Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight

Livy

Videos

75th anniversary re-release trailer

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