A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
The Red Shoes
“Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!”
Overview
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Director
Michael Powell
Budget
500.0K
Revenue
10.0M
Status
Released
Production
The Archers
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
Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri
Irene Browne
Lady Neston
Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
M. Rideaut
Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection
Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player
