The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes

Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!

8.0 / 10 1948 2h 13mNR 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

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emeric Pressburger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Red Shoes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker