The Red Shoes (1948)

United Kingdom, 136 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Red Shoes
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1948-09-20

Cast

Marius Goring
Julian Craster

Jean Short
Terry

Gordon Littmann
Ike

Julia Lang
en balettoman

Bill Shine
balettomanens kille

Léonide Massine
Ljubov

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Titles

Original title
  • The Red Shoes
Swedish release title
  • De röda skorna
Distribution title
  • 赤い靴 (Japan)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Dialogue
Story
Executive Producer
Production Assistant
Production Secretary
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Special Photographic Effects
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Visual Effects
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra
Conductor
Music Recording Supervisor
Singer
Assistant Production Designer
Painter
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wardrobe
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Other Crew

Cast

Marius Goring Julian Craster
Jean Short Terry
Gordon Littmann Ike
Julia Lang en balettoman
Bill Shine balettomanens kille
Léonide Massine Ljubov
Anton Walbrook Boris Lermontov
Austin Trevor professor Palmer
Esmond Knight Livy
Eric Berry Dimitri
Irene Browne Lady Neston
Moira Shearer Victoria "Vicky" Page
Ludmilla Tchérina Boronskaja
Jerry Verno vakt vid sceningången
Robert Helpmann Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann (as Albert Basserman) Ratov
Derek Elphinstone Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert (as Madame Rambert) Madame Rambert
Joy Rawlins Gwladys, Vickys väninna
Marcel Poncin Monsieur Boudin
Michel Bazalgette Monsieur Rideaut
Yvonne Andre Vickys påkläderska
Hay Petrie Boisson
Alan Carter solodansare
Joan Harris solodansare
Joan Sheldon dansare
Paula Dunning dansare
Bryan Ashbridge (as Brian Ashbridge) dansare
Denis Carey dansare
Lynne Dorval dansare
Helen Ffrance dansare
Robert Dorning dansare
Eddie Gaillard dansare
Paul Hammond dansare
Tommy Linden dansare
Trisha Linova dansare
Anna Marinova dansare
Guy Massey dansare
John Regan dansare
Peggy Sager dansare
Ruth Sendler dansare
Hilda Gaunt ackompanjatör
- Ej krediterade:
Emeric Pressburger väntande man på järnvägsperrongen
George Woodbridge dörrvakt på Covent Garden
Elzabeth West Lermontovs sekreterare
Jean Hebey taxichaufför i Paris
Michelle de Lys kvinna i Vickys klädloge för premiären
Peter Bayliss Evans, Lord Oldhams chaufför

Companies

Production Company The Archers Film Productions
Independent Producers Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Eagle-Lion 1948
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2006

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 74131
Date 1948-09-18
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3470 meters
Censored length 3456 meters
Notes Speltid efter censurklipp: 126 minuter. Först inlämnade kopians längd: 3610 m - 132 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3721 meter
Length in minutes 136 min


Original work

Original title De røde Skoe (Tale)
Author H.C. Andersen


Production location

1947-06-05 1947-11-21
Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom (ateljé)
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden London United Kingdom
Opéra National de Paris, 8 Rue Scribe Paris France
Gare de Lyon Paris France
Hôtel de Paris, Place du Casino Monte Carlo Monaco
Monte Carlos järnvägsstation Monte Carlo Monaco
The Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill London United Kingdom
Villa Leopolda, Avenue Leopold II Villefranche France

Release dates

First showing 1948-07-20 United Kingdom 136 min
Release in Sweden 1948-09-20 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 126 min
TV showing 1966-08-28 TV Sweden
1979-08-25 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1981-04-13 Sweden
1981-04-14 Sweden
1986-05-11 Sweden
1986-05-14 Sweden
1991-03-06 Sweden
1991-03-08 Sweden
1995-01-21 Sweden
1995-01-28 Sweden
1998-01-23 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-01-27 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-02-12 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
1998-02-17 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
2000-09-19 Sture Stockholm Sweden 133 min
2000-09-24 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 133 min
TV showing 2004-11-10 SVT1 Sweden 126 min
DVD release 2006-09-13 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2017-01-25 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Svansjön
Composer Pjotr Tjajkovskij (komponerad 1875-76, uppförd 1877)


Original title Coppélia ou La fille aux yeux d'émail. Mazurka
Composer Léo Delibes (1870)


Original title Les Sylphides
Composer Frédéric Chopin


Original title La Boutique fantasque
Composer Gioachino Rossini
Lyrics Léonide Massine (1919)
Musical Adaptation Ottorino Respighi (1919)


Original title Giselle, ou Les Wilis
Composer Adolphe Adam (1841)
Lyrics Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (libretto 1841)
Théophile Gautier (libretto 1841)


Original title The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Composer Brian Easdale (1948)
Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Thomas Beecham


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis


Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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