The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves

1948 en 133 minutes

Rating: 7.975

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

Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Julian Craster

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Livy

Jean Short

Jean Short

Terry

Gordon Littmann

Gordon Littmann

Ike

Julia Lang

Julia Lang

A Balletomane

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Her Mate

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Prof. Palmer

Eric Berry

Eric Berry

Dimitri

Irene Browne

Irene Browne

Lady Neston

Jerry Verno

Jerry Verno

Stage-Door Keeper

Derek Elphinstone

Derek Elphinstone

Lord Oldham

Marie Rambert

Marie Rambert

Marie Rambert

Joy Rawlins

Joy Rawlins

Gwladys - Vicky's friend

Marcel Poncin

Marcel Poncin

M. Boudin

Michel Bazalgette

Michel Bazalgette

M. Rideaut

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

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