The Red Shoes

8 1948 Michael Powell 2h 13m
Drama Romance
The Red Shoes

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

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

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