The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948 | 2h 15m | Romance, Drama | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

Nominated for five Academy Awards®, this unforgettable film is based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen and stars Moira Shearer as a ballerina pulled between the composer she loves and the driven impresario who demands her total devotion to her craft.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

CAST

Moira Shearer

Marius Goring

Anton Walbrook

PRODUCERS

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

WRITERS

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

Host Intros

01:56
Dave Karger Intro -- The Red Shoes (1948)
Intro Aired: Feb 2018
Guest host Dave Karger introduces The Red Shoes, 1948.

Related Videos

04:02
Red Shoes, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) The Red Shoes Dance On
Clip
Ballet master Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), angry that his principal is quitting to get married, briefs composer Crasker (Marius Goring) on a new project, then expresses disgust to Ljubov (Leonide Massine) and Victoria (Moira Shearer), in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes, 1948.
03:00
Red Shoes, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Covent Garden In The Morning
Clip
On location in London, 1948, new hires Julian (Marius Goring) and Vicky (Moira Shearer) arriving separately at the Royal Opera House, him meeting monitor George (Jerry Verno) and principal Irina (Ludmilla Tcherina), in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes.
03:28
Red Shoes, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe Next Year
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Permitted to dance Swan Lake, at a local matinee, Victoria (Moira Shearer), candidate for the Lermontov ballet, is shocked when the master (Anton Walbrook) attends, later selecting her for his European tour, in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes, 1948.
04:05
Red Shoes, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Patron Of The Arts
Clip
Student Julian (Marius Goring) realizing his work has been stolen by Professor Palmer (Austin Trevor), who is then invited by Lady Nelson (Irene Browne), her niece Victoria (Moira Shearer) in waiting, early in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes, 1948.
Thelma Schoonmaker on Michael Powell -- (TCM Original) The Red Shoes
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Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker on her late husband Michael Powell's film The Red Shoes, 1948.

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