The Red Shoes

“Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves”

8.0

1948

2h 13m

DramaRomance

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.

Key Crew

Director

Emeric Pressburger

Producers

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Writers

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Cinematography

Jack Cardiff

Music

Brian Easdale

Cast (24)

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

Julian Craster

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