The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

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

8.0(708 votes)
1948
2h 13m
Drama
Romance

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.

Production

The Archers

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

Gordon Littmann

Gordon Littmann

Ike

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