Principal cast
Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Léonide Massine
Film 150 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Red Shoes
Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!
About the film
The Red Shoes at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1948 film at stop 150 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Key craft credits
Jack Cardiff (director of photography), Reginald Mills (editor), Brian Easdale (original music composer), Hein Heckroth (production design) and Arthur Lawson (art direction)
- Director
- Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- Release
- 1948-09-06
- Runtime
- 133 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Anton WalbrookCharacter: Boris Lermontov
- Marius GoringCharacter: Julian Craster
- Moira ShearerCharacter: Victoria Page
- Robert HelpmannCharacter: Ivan Boleslawsky
- Léonide MassineCharacter: Grischa Ljubov
- Albert BassermannCharacter: Sergei Ratov
- Ludmilla TchérinaCharacter: Irina Boronskaja
- Esmond KnightCharacter: Livy
- Jean ShortCharacter: Terry
- Gordon LittmannCharacter: Ike
- Julia LangCharacter: A Balletomane
- Bill ShineCharacter: Her Mate
Full crew
Full crew
- Michael PowellCredits: Producer, Director, Writer
- Emeric PressburgerCredits: Director, Producer, Writer, Story
- Jack CardiffCredits: Director of Photography
- Reginald MillsCredits: Editor
- Elven WebbCredits: Assistant Art Director
- George GunnCredits: Compositing Artist
- E. HagueCredits: Compositing Artist
- Robert HelpmannCredits: Choreographer
- Sydney StreeterCredits: Assistant Director
- Anne V. CoatesCredits: Second Film Editor
- Brian EasdaleCredits: Original Music Composer
- Hans Christian AndersenCredits: Original Story
- Hein HeckrothCredits: Production Design, Costume Design
- Arthur LawsonCredits: Art Direction
- Charles PoultonCredits: Sound Designer
- Desmond DewCredits: Sound Recordist
- George MinassianCredits: Focus Puller
- Alfred RobertsCredits: Scenic Artist
- George BlacklerCredits: Makeup Artist
- Eric CarterCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ernest GasserCredits: Makeup Artist
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