The Red Shoes poster

The Red Shoes

1948·133'

Michael Powell,Emeric Pressburger

DramaRomance

United Kingdom · EN - English

Letterboxd TMDB #19542

Stills

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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.

Cast

Anton Walbrook Anton Walbrook Boris LermontovMarius Goring Marius Goring Julian CrasterMoira Shearer Moira Shearer Victoria PageRobert Helpmann Robert Helpmann Ivan BoleslawskyLéonide Massine Léonide Massine Grischa LjubovAlbert Bassermann Albert Bassermann Sergei RatovLudmilla Tchérina Ludmilla Tchérina Irina BoronskajaEsmond Knight Esmond Knight LivyJean Short Jean Short Terry
Gordon Littmann Ike
Julia Lang A BalletomaneBill Shine Bill Shine Her Mate

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