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