The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (1948)

1948-09-06

(US) •

Drama,

Romance

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

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

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Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

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Marius Goring

Julian Craster

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Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

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Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

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Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

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Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

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Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

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Esmond Knight

Livy

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Jean Short

Terry

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Gordon Littmann

Ike

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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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Derek Elphinstone

Lord Oldham

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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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Michel Bazalgette

M. Rideaut

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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)