
The Red Shoes
7.971
1948-09-06
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.
Genre: Drama
The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM

Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring
Julian Craster

Moira Shearer
Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina
Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight
Livy
Jean Short
Terry
Gordon Littmann
Ike
Julia Lang
A Balletomane

Bill Shine
Her Mate

Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri

Irene Browne
Lady Neston

Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend

Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
M. Rideaut

Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)