The Red Shoes(1948)
Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Movie: The Red Shoes
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boris Lermontov
Julian Craster
Victoria Page
Ivan Boleslawsky
Grischa Ljubov
Sergei Ratov
Irina Boronskaja
Livy
Terry
Video Trailer The Red Shoes
Video: 75th anniversary re-release trailer
75th anniversary re-release trailer
Mark Kermode reviews The Red Shoes (1948) | BFI Player
Matthew Bourne and Ashley Shaw on Powell + Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A
Rosanna Arquette on THE RED SHOES | TCM
The Ballet of The Red Shoes | TCM
The Greatest Showman's Keala Settle introduces Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes | BFI Q&A
Three Reasons: The Red Shoes - The Criterion Collection
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