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The Red Shoes
“Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!”
8.0 / 10• 1948• 2h 13m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Cast & Crew
Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Powell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Red Shoes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
