The Red Shoes (1948)

  • NR
  • 10/22/1948 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 13m

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.

Emeric Pressburger

Director, Writer

Michael Powell

Director, Writer

Cast

Moira Shearer's headshot

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page
Adolf Wohlbrück's headshot

Adolf Wohlbrück

Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring's headshot

Marius Goring

Julian Craster
Léonide Massine's headshot

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov
Robert Helpmann's headshot

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann's headshot

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov
Esmond Knight's headshot

Esmond Knight

Livy
Ludmilla Tchérina's headshot

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

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