The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (1948)

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

Drama Romance

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.

star 8 8.1 98%
  • Release Date: 1948-09-06
  • Runtime: 2h 13min
  • Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Moira Shearer

      Victoria Page

    • Anton Walbrook

      Boris Lermontov

    • Marius Goring

      Julian Craster

    • Léonide Massine

      Grischa Ljubov

    • Robert Helpmann

      Ivan Boleslawsky

    • Albert Bassermann

      Sergei Ratov

    • Esmond Knight

      Livy

    • Ludmilla Tchérina

      Irina Boronskaja

    • Jean Short

      Terry

    • Gordon Littmann

      Ike

    • Julia Lang

      A Balletomane

    • Bill Shine

      Her Mate

    • Austin Trevor

      Prof. Palmer

    • Eric Berry

      Dimitri

    • Irene Browne

      Lady Neston

    • Jerry Verno

      Stage-Door Keeper

    • Derek Elphinstone

      Lord Oldham

    • Marie Rambert

      Marie Rambert

    • Joy Rawlins

      Gwladys - Vicky's friend

    • Marcel Poncin

      M. Boudin

    • Michel Bazalgette

      M. Rideaut

    • Patrick Troughton

      BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

    • Emeric Pressburger

      Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)

    • Jack Carter

      Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

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