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Poster of The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948-2h 13min
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8.0 / 10 690

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.

Directed by Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger

Writers Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Hans Christian Andersen

Stars Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Moira Shearer

Videos

Thumbnail of the video: The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM

The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM

Thumbnail of the video: Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM

Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM

Thumbnail of the video: Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

Thumbnail of the video: 75th anniversary re-release trailer

75th anniversary re-release trailer

Thumbnail of the video: The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

Thumbnail of the video: Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player

Thumbnail of the video: Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection

Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection

Cast

Anton Walbrook's picture in the cast

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring's picture in the cast

Marius Goring

Julian Craster
Moira Shearer's picture in the cast

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page
Robert Helpmann's picture in the cast

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky
Léonide Massine's picture in the cast

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov
Albert Bassermann's picture in the cast

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov
Ludmilla Tchérina's picture in the cast

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja
Esmond Knight's picture in the cast

Esmond Knight

Livy
Jean Short's picture in the cast

Jean Short

Terry
Gordon Littmann's picture in the cast

Gordon Littmann

Ike
Julia Lang's picture in the cast

Julia Lang

A Balletomane
Bill Shine's picture in the cast

Bill Shine

Her Mate

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