Aired Thursday 28 November, 10:10pm - 12:20amon BBC Four HD

The Red Shoes (1948)

Name: The Red Shoes
Rating: 8.1

Drama / Romance

A young ballerina is torn between two creative but possessive men - one a struggling composer, the other an autocratic impresario. Forced to choose between her career and a happy marriage, she is persuaded to do one last performance of the role that made her famous, with tragic results.

IMDb8.1

Rotten Tomatoes96%

Country: United Kingdom

Cast and crew

Michael PowellDirector
Emeric PressburgerDirector
Moira ShearerVictoria Page
Anton WalbrookBoris Lermontov
Marius GoringJulian Craster
Robert HelpmannIvan Boleslawsky
Leonide MassineGrischa Ljubov
Albert BassermanSergei Ratov
Ludmilla Tcherinana Boronskaja
Esmond KnightLivingstone 'Livy' Montagne

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