Year			1948
Country			United Kingdom
Genre			Romantic drama
Length			2:16
Director			Michael Powell
Writer			Michael Powell
Starring			Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Moira Shearer Robert Helpmann Léonide Massine Albert Bassermann Show more... Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Moira Shearer Robert Helpmann Léonide Massine Albert Bassermann Ludmilla Tchérina Esmond Knight Jean Short Gordon Littmann Julia Lang Bill Shine Austin Trevor Eric Berry Irene Browne

This seminal dance film, created Powell and Pressburger, in which an impresario takes a ballerina under his wing, deftly combines interpretive dance with drama. This acclaimed adaption of a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale results in a marked triumph of artistic collaboration and modernity. More than any other film, THE RED SHOES deals with the dangerous, magical process by which art is distilled from preparation and effort.