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The Red Shoes

80 %|Sep 6, 1948|Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Michael Powell
Director
Michael Powell
Producer
Reginald Mills
Editor
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director
Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director

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Cast

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Moira Shearer
Victoria Page
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Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov
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Marius Goring
Julian Craster
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Léonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov
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Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky
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Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov
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Ludmilla Tchérina
Irina Boronskaja
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Julia Lang
A Balletomane
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Bill Shine
Her Mate
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Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
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Eric Berry
Dimitri
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Irene Browne
Lady Neston
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Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
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Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
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Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend
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Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
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Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
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Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
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Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)