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.
Michael Powell's The Red Shoes (1948)
The Fairy Tale "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Written by Hans Christian Andersen (original fairy tale), Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Keith Winter (add'l dialogue),
Starring:
Marius Goring: Julian Craster
Anton Walbrook: Boris Lermontov
Moira Shearer: Victoria Page
Music by Brian Easdale
Sir Thomas Beecham Bart. conductor
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Original Release Date: 6 September 1948 (UK)
Filming Locations: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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