The Red Shoes
An ambitious young ballerina must choose between soaring to fame on the world‑renowned stage and risking everything for a forbidden romance, as a jealous director schemes to tear them apart.
“Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!”
Synopsis
A young ballerina, just beginning her career, becomes romantically involved with a talented composer. However, the company's envious ballet director schemes to separate the pair.
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Reginald MillsShot by Jack CardiffScored by Brian EasdaleDesigned by Hein Heckroth
Box Office
1948 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 20× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$10.0M
Also known as
- Die roten Schuhede
- Las zapatillas rojases
- Les Chaussons rougesfr
- Scarpette rosseit
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anton Walbrook
as Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring
as Julian Craster
Moira Shearer
as Victoria Page
Robert Helpmann
as Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann
as Sergei Ratov
Leonide Massine
as Grischa Ljubov
Esmond Knight
as Livy
Ludmilla Tcherina
as Irina Boronskaja
Austin Trevor
as Professor Palmer
Irene Browne
as Lady Neston
Jean Short
as Terry
Hay Petrie
as Boisson
Supporting cast
13Gordon Littmann
as Ike
Julia Lang
as A Balletomane
Bill Shine
as Her Mate
Eric Berry
as Dimitri
Jerry Verno
as Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
as Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
as Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
as Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Marcel Poncin
as M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
as M. Rideaut
Patrick Troughton
as BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Emeric Pressburger
as Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
as Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
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2Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
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