The Red Shoes
Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves
Drama
Romance
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1948-09-06
Runtime:
2h 13m
Director:
Emeric Pressburger
Writer:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Top Cast
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
Official Videos
The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM
Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM
Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A
75th anniversary re-release trailer
The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A
Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player
Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection
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