The Red Shoes - videos, teasers and stills from filming
All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "The Red Shoes"
The Red Shoes (1948)
Timing:
2:13 (133 min)
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What's left behind the scenes
- The ballet scene took 6 weeks to film, involving over 120 paintings by Hein Heckroth (1901-1970).
- On the first day of filming, Moira Shearer (1926-2006) got sunburned, and a large blister formed on her back. She then injured her neck while jumping out of a window during filming, and a seemingly simple scratch became infected. Shearer was periodically suspended on safety harnesses for up to 8 hours at a time, with wind machines directed at her the entire time.
- The search for an actress to play Victoria Page proved difficult for directors and screenwriters Michael Powell (1905-1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988). Ideally, they needed a ballerina with acting skills, someone impossible to take your eyes off. J. Arthur Rank (1888-1972) was keen to break into the American market and dreamed of casting an American actress in the role – such as Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) or Angela Lansbury – whom he tried to 'borrow' from Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studios with which those actresses were under contract. However, they were delighted when they discovered Moira Shearer, who at the famous Sadler's Wells theatre was second only to Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991). Shearer initially refused, but changed her mind a year later; before then, they had to film scenes with actresses like Ann E. Todd (1931-2020) and Hazel Court (1926-2008).
- The film went far over budget, and the company that financed and was to distribute it had little faith in its commercial success. There were attempts to avoid a premiere, or to show it only during late screenings exclusively in London. The company (The Rank Group) wasn't even willing to make a copy of the film for the American market. However, over time the film began to gain popularity, and the company realized it might ultimately be a hit. Once a copy for the American market was made, the film ran in a non-Broadway cinema for 110 weeks. This was enough to convince Universal Pictures to acquire the US distribution rights, which they did in 1951.
- The search for an actress to play Victoria Page proved difficult for directors and screenwriters Michael Powell (1905-1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988). Ideally, they needed a ballerina with acting skills, someone captivating to watch. J. Arthur Rank (1888-1972) was eager to break into the American market and dreamed of casting an American actress in the role – someone like Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) or Angela Lansbury, whom he tried to 'borrow' from Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, respectively, the studios with which these actresses were under contract. However, they were delighted when they discovered Moira Shearer, who at the famous Sadler's Wells Theatre was second only to Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991). Shearer initially refused, but changed her mind a year later, and until then they had to film scenes with actresses like Ann E. Todd (1931-2020) and Hazel Court (1926-2008).
- The search for an actress to play Victoria Page proved difficult for directors and screenwriters Michael Powell (1905-1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988). Ideally, they needed a ballerina who possessed acting skills and was impossible to take your eyes off of. J. Arthur Rank (1888-1972) very much wanted to break into the American market, so he dreamed of seeing an American actress in this role – for example, Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) or Angela Lansbury, whom he tried to "borrow" from Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, respectively, with whom these actresses had contracts. But they were delighted when they discovered Moira Shearer, who at the Sadler's Wells theater was second only to Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991). However, Shearer initially refused them. She only changed her mind a year later, and before that they had to film with actresses like Ann E. Todd (1931-2020) and Hazel Court (1926-2008).
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