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1948

The Red Shoes

Directed by Michael Powell
Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves

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.

Duration

2h 13m

Released

September 6, 1948

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Cast24

  • Moira Shearer
  • Anton Walbrook
  • Marius Goring
  • Léonide Massine
  • Robert Helpmann
  • Albert Bassermann
  • Esmond Knight
  • Ludmilla Tchérina
  • Jean Short

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