Sep 06, 1948
133 min
Full-HD

The Red Shoes (1948)

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.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

The Archers

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

Julian Craster

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

Esmond Knight

Livy

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

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