The Red Shoes

1948 · directed by Michael Powell

Rating

97/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

The Red Shoes (1948), directed by Michael Powell, rates 97/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anton Walbrook
• Marius Goring
• Moira Shearer
• Robert Helpmann
• Léonide Massine
• Albert Bassermann
• Ludmilla Tchérina
• Esmond Knight
• Jean Short
• Gordon Littmann

Crew

• Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography
• Reginald Mills — Editor
• Brian Easdale — Original Music Composer
• Emeric Pressburger — Writer
• Michael Powell — Writer

More from Michael Powell

1. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — 85/100 · hit
3. The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — 84/100 · hit
4. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — 84/100 · hit
5. Peeping Tom (1960) — 83/100 · hit
6. Black Narcissus (1947) — 83/100 · hit

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