
The Red Shoes
Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves
1948 en 133 minutes
Rating: 7.965
Plot
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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Cast

Moira Shearer
Victoria Page

Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring
Julian Craster

Léonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov

Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky

Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov

Esmond Knight
Livy

Ludmilla Tchérina
Irina Boronskaja

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)