The Red Shoes [19542] Released: 1948-09-06 Revenue: $0 Budget: $500,000 Profit: $-500,000 Runtime: 133 mins Popularity: 1.3555 Vote Average: 7.967 Vote Count: 689 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. Cast [24] Anton WalbrookBoris Lermontov Marius GoringJulian Craster Moira ShearerVictoria Page Robert HelpmannIvan Boleslawsky Léonide MassineGrischa Ljubov Albert BassermannSergei Ratov Ludmilla TchérinaIrina Boronskaja Esmond KnightLivy Jean ShortTerry Gordon LittmannIke Julia LangA Balletomane Bill ShineHer Mate Austin TrevorProf. Palmer Eric BerryDimitri Irene BrowneLady Neston Jerry VernoStage-Door Keepe Derek ElphinstoneLord Oldham Marie RambertMarie Rambert Joy RawlinsGwladys - Vicky' Marcel PoncinM. Boudin Michel BazalgetteM. Rideaut Patrick TroughtonBBC Radio Announ Emeric PressburgerExtra at Cannes Jack CarterCorps de Ballet Trailers The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A 75th anniversary re-release trailer The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection