The Red Shoes (1948)
| Release Date | 06 September 1948 |
| Tagline | Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Music, Musical |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Musical Drama |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Dancer's Life, Love Triangles, Star-Crossed Lovers |
| Tones | Passionate, Stylized, Melancholy, Poignant, Lyrical |
| Tags | Backstage, Ballet Dance, Behind The Scenes, Career, Composer, Debut, Family, Impressario, Love, Love Triangle, Success |
The Red Shoes (1948) is a British feature film about a ballet dancer, written, directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known collectively as The Archers. The movie employs the story within a story device, being about a young ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called The Red Shoes, itself based on the fairy tale "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film stars Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook and Marius Goring and features Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine and Ludmilla Tchérina, renowned dancers from the ballet world, as well as Esmond Knight and Albert Basserman. It has original music by Brian Easdale and cinematography by Jack Cardiff, and is well regarded for its creative use of Technicolor. Filmmakers such as Brian DePalma and Martin Scorsese have named it one of their all time favorite films.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jean Short
Terry
Gordon Littmann
Ike
Julia Lang
A Balletomane
Bill Shine
Her Mate
Léonide Massine
Ljubov
Austin Trevor
Professor Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri
Derek Elphinstone
Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
Madame Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
M. Rideaut
Yvonne Andre
Vicky's Dresser
Hay Petrie
Boisson
Alan Carter
Solo Dancer
Joan Harris
Solo Dancer
Joan Sheldon
Dancer
Paula Dunning
Dancer
Brian Ashbridge
Dancer
Denis Carey
Dancer
Lynne Dorval
Dancer
Helen Ffrance
Dancer
Robert Dorning
Dancer
Eddie Gaillard
Dancer
Paul Hammond
Dancer
Tommy Linden
Dancer
Trisha Linova
Dancer
Anna Marinova
Dancer
Guy Massey
Dancer
John Regan
Dancer
Peggy Sager
Dancer
Ruth Sendler
Dancer
Hilda Gaunt
Accompanist
Neville Astor
Corps de Ballet
Edmond Audran
Corps de Ballet
Mark Baring
Corps de Ballet
Peter Bayliss
Evans - Lord Oldham's Chauffeur
Michael Bayston
Corps de Ballet
Leonard Boucher
Corps de Ballet
Anne Byatt
Corps de Ballet
Joy Camden
Corps de Ballet
Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet
Michelle De Lys
Lady in Vicky's dressing room before premiere
Peter Fisk
Corps de Ballet
Gladys Forrester
Corps de Ballet
Donato Forte
Corps de Ballet
Richard George
Doorman
Greta Grayson
Corps de Ballet
Audrey Harman
Corps de Ballet
Pamela Harrington
Corps de Ballet
Jean Hébey
Parisian taxi driver at Opera square
Suzanne Jemmett
Corps de Ballet
Barry Klare
Corps de Ballet
Joan Lehman
Corps de Ballet
Joyce Linden
Corps de Ballet
Charles Lisner
Corps de Ballet
Graham MacCormack
Corps de Ballet
Enid Martin
Corps de Ballet
Denise Merrum
Corps de Ballet
Helene Mladova
Corps de Ballet
Patricia Norman
Corps de Ballet
Yvonne Olena
Corps de Ballet
Collin Patrick
Corps de Ballet
Philippe Perrottet
Corps de Ballet
Jackie Smithers
Corps de Ballet
Saxon Stobart
Corps de Ballet
Margaret Tate
Corps de Ballet
Meta Thomas
Corps de Ballet
John Tore
Corps de Ballet
Elizabeth West
Lermontov's Secretary
George Woodbridge
Doorman - Covent Garden
Anne Woolliams
Corps de Ballet
Marnia Zarina
Corps de Ballet
Director
Writer
Keith Winter
Producer
George R. Busby
assistant producer
Original Music
Brian Easdale
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff
Editor
Reginald Mills
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Production Designer
Hein Heckroth
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Art Director
Arthur Lawson
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Costume Designer
Hein Heckroth
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Makeup Department
George Blackler
makeup artist
Eric Carter
makeup artist
Ernest Gasser
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sydney Streeter
assistant director
J.M. Gibson
third assistant director
Laurie Knight
third assistant director
Kenneth K. Rick
second assistant director
Art Department
Ivor Beddoes
special painting
Joseph Nathanson
special painting
Alfred Roberts
scenic artist
Bernard Goodwin
draughtsman
G. Heavens
draughtsman
Don Picton
draughtsman
V. Shaw
draughtsman
Elven Webb
assistant art director
V.B. Wilkins
draughtsman
Alan Withy
draughtsman
Sound Department
Gordon K. McCallum
dubbing sound
Charles Poulton
sound
Al Burton
boom operator
Peter Davies
first assistant dubbing mixer
Desmond Dew
sound recordist
Leonard Trumm
dubbing editor
Visual Effects
George Gunn
composite photography: Technicolor
E. Hague
composite photography: Technicolor
Les Bowie
matte art assistant
W. Percy Day
matte artist
Peter Ellenshaw
assistant matte artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Challis
camera operator
George Cannon
still photographer
Bob Kindred
clapper loader
George Minassian
focus puller
John Morgan
clapper loader
Alistair Phillips
assistant still photographer
Bill Wall
chief electrician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carven
dresses: Mlle. Tcherina
Dorothy Edwards
wardrobe, dresses: Miss Tcherina
Jacques Fath
dresses: Miss Shearer
Mattli
dresses: Miss Shearer
Elsie Withers
head of wardrobe
Editorial Department
Noreen Ackland
assistant editor
Anne V. Coates
second editor
Tony Haynes
second assistant editor
Laurie Knight
second assistant editor
Music Department
Thomas Beecham
conductor: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Ted Drake
music recorder
Brian Easdale
conductor, music arranger
Other Crew
Joan Bridge
associate colour control
Alan Carter
assistant maitre de ballet: The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Joan Harris
assistant maitresse de ballet: The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Natalie Kalmus
colour control
Léonide Massine
the part of the Shoemaker created and danced by: The Ballet of the Red Shoes
Doreen North
continuity
J. Arthur Rank
presenter
John Seabourne Jr.
liaison editor
Joanna Busby
assistant continuity
Gwladys Jenks
production assistant
Vivienne Knight
publicist
Marjorie Mein
production secretary
Terence Morgan II
mask maker: monsters
Comer Peter
production assistant
Production Company
Archers, The
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Independent Producers
Distributor
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Eagle-Lion Films
Universal Pictures
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Paramount Home Video
Warner Home Video
Pickwick Video
Atlantic Film
Carlton Visual Entertainment
Continental Home Vídeo
Criterion Collection, The
Epix Media
F.J. Lucas
Filmax International
ITV DVD
Magna Pacific
Park Circus
Miscellaneous
D&P Studios
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Royal Opera House, The
theater
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The
music played by
Ted Heath's Kenny Baker Swing Group
music played by
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