The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
Release: 1948-09-06
·Runtime: 133m
·★ 8.0
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
The Archers
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Moira Shearer
as Victoria Page
Robert Helpmann
as Ivan Boleslawsky
Léonide Massine
as Grischa Ljubov
Albert Bassermann
as Sergei Ratov
Ludmilla Tchérina
as Irina Boronskaja
Esmond Knight
as Livy
Marius Goring
as Julian Craster
Bill Shine
as Her Mate
Irene Browne
as Lady Neston
Marcel Poncin
as M. Boudin
Patrick Troughton
as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Emeric Pressburger
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Austin Trevor
as Prof. Palmer
Anton Walbrook
as Boris Lermontov
Jerry Verno
as Stage-Door Keeper
