The Red Shoes
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring Adolf Wohlbrück, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann, Ludmilla Tchérina, Esmond Knight, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann
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A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Hans Christian Andersen
- Music
- Brian Easdale
- Cinematography
- Jack Cardiff
- Cast
- Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann, Ludmilla Tchérina, Esmond Knight, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann, Julia Lang, Bill Shine
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Updated July 22, 2026
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