
The Red Shoes (1948)
8.0|6 Sept, 1948|133 min
Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves
8.0|6 Sept, 1948|133 min
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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.
Language
Budget$500,000
Revenue --
Pусский,
English,
Français
Budget$500,000
Revenue --
Keywords
dance
new love
london, england
dance performance
composer
ballet dancer
ballet
criterion
red shoes
Casts

Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring
Julian Craster

Moira Shearer
Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina
Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight
Livy
Jean Short
Terry
Gordon Littmann
Ike
Julia Lang
A Balletomane

Bill Shine
Her Mate

Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri

Irene Browne
Lady Neston

Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend

Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
M. Rideaut

Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
Crews

Michael Powell
Producer

Michael Powell
Director

Emeric Pressburger
Director

Emeric Pressburger
Producer

Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Reginald Mills
Editor
Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director
George Gunn
Compositing Artist
E. Hague
Compositing Artist

Robert Helpmann
Choreographer
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director

Anne V. Coates
Second Film Editor
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer

Michael Powell
Writer

Emeric Pressburger
Writer

Hans Christian Andersen
Original Story

Hein Heckroth
Production Design
Arthur Lawson
Art Direction

Hein Heckroth
Costume Design
Charles Poulton
Sound Designer
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
George Minassian
Focus Puller
Alfred Roberts
Scenic Artist

Emeric Pressburger
Story
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