The Red Shoes (1948)
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.
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Moira Shearer
as Victoria Page
as Victoria Page
Anton Walbrook
as Boris Lermontov
as Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring
as Julian Craster
as Julian Craster
Léonide Massine
as Grischa Ljubov
as Grischa Ljubov
Robert Helpmann
as Ivan Boleslawsky
as Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann
as Sergei Ratov
as Sergei Ratov
Esmond Knight
as Livy
as Livy
Ludmilla Tchérina
as Irina Boronskaja
as Irina Boronskaja
Jean Short
as Terry
as Terry
Gordon Littmann
as Ike
as Ike
Julia Lang
as A Balletomane
as A Balletomane
Bill Shine
as Her Mate
as Her Mate
Austin Trevor
as Prof. Palmer
as Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
as Dimitri
as Dimitri
Irene Browne
as Lady Neston
as Lady Neston
Jerry Verno
as Stage-Door Keeper
as Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
as Lord Oldham
as Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
as Marie Rambert
as Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
as Gwladys - Vicky's friend
as Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Marcel Poncin
as M. Boudin
as M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
as M. Rideaut
as M. Rideaut
Patrick Troughton
as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Emeric Pressburger
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
as Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
as Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
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Michael Powell
Producer
Producer
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Director
Michael Powell
Director
Director
Reginald Mills
Editor
Editor
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Producer
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
E. Hague
Compositing Artist
Compositing Artist
Robert Helpmann
Choreographer
Choreographer
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
George Gunn
Compositing Artist
Compositing Artist
Anne V. Coates
Second Film Editor
Second Film Editor
Michael Powell
Writer
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Writer
Writer
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hans Christian Andersen
Original Story
Original Story
Hein Heckroth
Production Design
Production Design
Hein Heckroth
Costume Design
Costume Design
Arthur Lawson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Charles Poulton
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Alfred Roberts
Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
George Minassian
Focus Puller
Focus Puller
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