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The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!

19488.02h 13m

Overview

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

Directed by Michael Powell
Written by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Box OfficeBudget: $500KRevenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Julian Craster

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Livy

Jean Short

Jean Short

Terry

G

Gordon Littmann

Ike

Themes & Keywords

dancenew lovelondon, englanddance performancecomposerballet dancerballetred shoes

About The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes is a drama, romance film released in 1948 exploring themes of dance, new love, london, england, dance performance, composer, ballet dancer. Directed by Michael Powell, it stars Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer. A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

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