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THE RED SHOES, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Black Narcissus, The Small Back Room), is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor visual feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer (The Tales of Hoffmann, Peeping Tom) is a rising star ballerina romantically torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff (Black Narcissus, The African Queen), Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, now dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.
Original Release
09/06/1948
US Release
10/22/1948
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anton Walbrook | Boris Lermontov |
Marius Goring | Julian Craster |
Moira Shearer | Victoria Page |
Robert Helpmann | Ivan Boleslawsky |
Albert Bassermann | Sergei Ratov |
Léonide Massine | Grischa Ljubov |
Esmond Knight | Livy |
Austin Trevor | Professor Palmer / Prof. Palmer |
Irene Browne | Lady Neston |
Hay Petrie | Boisson |
Directors
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Writers
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Hans Christian Andersen, Keith Winter
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anton Walbrook | Boris Lermontov |
Marius Goring | Julian Craster |
Moira Shearer | Victoria Page |
Robert Helpmann | Ivan Boleslawsky |
Albert Bassermann | Sergei Ratov |
Léonide Massine | Grischa Ljubov |
Esmond Knight | Livy |
Austin Trevor | Professor Palmer / Prof. Palmer |
Irene Browne | Lady Neston |
Hay Petrie | Boisson |
Eric Berry | Dimitri |
Derek Elphinstone | Lord Oldham |
Ludmilla Tcherina | Irina Boronskaja |
Marie Rambert | Madame Rambert / Marie Rambert |
Michel Bazalgette | M. Rideaut |
Marcel Poncin | M. Boudin |
Yvonne Andre | Vicky's Dresser |
Joy Rawlins | Gwladys - Vicky's friend |
Jean Short | Terry |
Gordon Littmann | Ike |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Emeric Pressburger | Producer |
Michael Powell | Producer |
George R. Busby | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1949 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1949 | Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story | Nominated |
1949 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | Won |
1949 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1949 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Won |
1949 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Won |