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The Red Shoes (1948)

Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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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.

Rated NR | Length 133 minutes

Actors

Moira Shearer | Adolf Wohlbrück | Marius Goring | Léonide Massine | Robert Helpmann | Albert Bassermann | Esmond Knight | Ludmilla Tchérina | Jean Short | Gordon Littmann | Julia Lang | Bill Shine | Austin Trevor | Eric Berry | Irene Browne | Jerry Verno | Derek Elphinstone | Marie Rambert | Joy Rawlins | Marcel Poncin | Michel Bazalgette | Patrick Troughton | Emeric Pressburger