"Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!"

1948

2h 13m

8.0(761 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anton Walbrook

Boris Lermontov

Marius Goring

Julian Craster

Moira Shearer

Victoria Page

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Boleslawsky

Léonide Massine

Grischa Ljubov

Albert Bassermann

Sergei Ratov

Ludmilla Tchérina

Irina Boronskaja

Esmond Knight

Livy

Jean Short

Terry

Gordon Littmann

Ike

Creative team

Directed by: Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Written by: Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Produced by: Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

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