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