Genres
Duration
133 min
Director
Michael Powell
Rating
8.0
Release Date
September 6, 1948
The Red Shoes
Original title: The Red Shoes
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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 cast
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Anton Walbrook
Character:
Boris Lermontov
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Marius Goring
Character:
Julian Craster
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Moira Shearer
Character:
Victoria Page
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Robert Helpmann
Character:
Ivan Boleslawsky
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Léonide Massine
Character:
Grischa Ljubov
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Albert Bassermann
Character:
Sergei Ratov
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Ludmilla Tchérina
Character:
Irina Boronskaja
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Esmond Knight
Character:
Livy
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Jean Short
Character:
Terry
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Gordon Littmann
Character:
Ike
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Julia Lang
Character:
A Balletomane
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Bill Shine
Character:
Her Mate
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Austin Trevor
Character:
Prof. Palmer
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Eric Berry
Character:
Dimitri
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Irene Browne
Character:
Lady Neston
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Jerry Verno
Character:
Stage-Door Keeper
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Derek Elphinstone
Character:
Lord Oldham
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Marie Rambert
Character:
Marie Rambert
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Joy Rawlins
Character:
Gwladys - Vicky's friend
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Marcel Poncin
Character:
M. Boudin
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Michel Bazalgette
Character:
M. Rideaut
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Patrick Troughton
Character:
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
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Emeric Pressburger
Character:
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
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Jack Carter
Character:
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
