The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

133 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 6, 1948

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.

The Red Shoes

133 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 6, 1948

The Red Shoes
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers The Archers, Independent Producers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Original title The Red Shoes
Directors Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers Michael Powell, Hans Christian Andersen, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

Moira Shearer

as Victoria Page

Adolf Wohlbrück

as Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

as Julian Craster

Léonide Massine

as Grischa Ljubov

Robert Helpmann

as Ivan Boleslawsky

Albert Bassermann

as Sergei Ratov

Esmond Knight

as Livy

Ludmilla Tchérina

as Irina Boronskaja

Jean Short

as Terry

Julia Lang

as A Balletomane

Bill Shine

as Her Mate

Austin Trevor

as Prof. Palmer

Eric Berry

as Dimitri

Irene Browne

as Lady Neston

Jerry Verno

as Stage-Door Keeper

Derek Elphinstone

as Lord Oldham

Marie Rambert

as Marie Rambert

Joy Rawlins

as Gwladys - Vicky's friend

Marcel Poncin

as M. Boudin

Michel Bazalgette

as M. Rideaut