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The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

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

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

DramaRomance

Release: 1948-09-06Runtime: 133 minRating: 8 (736)

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

Ike

Crew

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Producer

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Director

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Director

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Producer

Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Reginald Mills

Editor

Elven Webb

Assistant Art Director

George Gunn

Compositing Artist

E. Hague

Compositing Artist

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Choreographer

Clips & Videos

The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM

The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM

Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM

Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM

Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

75th anniversary re-release trailer

75th anniversary re-release trailer

The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A

The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A