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

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
Julia Lang
A Balletomane

Bill Shine
Her Mate

Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri

Irene Browne
Lady Neston

Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
Derek Elphinstone
Lord Oldham
Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend

Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Michel Bazalgette
M. Rideaut

Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)

Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
Crew

Michael Powell
Director, Writer, Producer

Emeric Pressburger
Director, Writer, Story, Producer
Reginald Mills
Editor

Anne V. Coates
Second Film Editor

Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director

Hein Heckroth
Production Design, Costume Design
Alfred Roberts
Scenic Artist
Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director
Charles Poulton
Sound Designer
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer
George Gunn
Compositing Artist
E. Hague
Compositing Artist

Robert Helpmann
Choreographer
George Minassian
Focus Puller

Hans Christian Andersen
Original Story
Arthur Lawson
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