The Red Shoes poster
Director Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writer Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

The Red Shoes

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

Release Date: 1948-09-06

Duration: 133 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Patrick Troughton
    BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
  • Austin Trevor
    Prof. Palmer
  • Robert Helpmann
    Ivan Boleslawsky
  • Bill Shine
    Her Mate
  • Esmond Knight
    Livy
  • Moira Shearer
    Victoria Page
  • Marius Goring
    Julian Craster
  • Ludmilla Tchérina
    Irina Boronskaja
  • Anton Walbrook
    Boris Lermontov
  • Marcel Poncin
    M. Boudin