Overview:
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.Status: | Released (1948-09-06) |
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Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 5 nominations total |
Screen: | Hans Christian Andersen, Emeric Pressburger, Keith Winter |
Productions: | The Archers |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | Pусский, English, Français |
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Casts
- 68422: Moira Shearer - Victoria Page
- 88935: Anton Walbrook - Boris Lermontov
- 38037: Marius Goring - Julian Craster
- 88937: Léonide Massine - Grischa Ljubov
- 81463: Robert Helpmann - Ivan Boleslawsky
- 29137: Albert Bassermann - Sergei Ratov
- 56875: Esmond Knight - Livy
Crews
- 68424: Michael Powell - Producer - Production
- 37846: Emeric Pressburger - Director - Directing
- 68424: Michael Powell - Director - Directing
- 24667: Reginald Mills - Editor - Editing
- 37846: Emeric Pressburger - Producer - Production
- 6603: Jack Cardiff - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1919849: E. Hague - Compositing Artist - Visual Effects
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Moira Shearer is just excellent in this fine example of the cinematographer and choreographer's arts - all under the able and inspired direction of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. She is the aspiring ballet dancer "Victoria" who must train under the positively brutal rule of a ....
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