United States / Jan 01, 1983
The Red Shoes (1983)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of a little girl name Karen who was very poor and was given a pair of red shoes made of cloth to keep her feet warm in the winter. When her mother dies, she's adopted by a rich older woman who burns the shoes, saying they're ugly. Karen grows up pretty and happy with the old woman, but one day she sees a princess wearing beautiful red shoes and wants a pair just like them. When it comes time for Karen to be confirmed, she's to have a new pair of shoes. The pair she wants are red leather shoes that were maid for a count's daughter, but were too small. Karen buys them without the old woman knowing and wears them to her confirmation and gets in trouble for it. When the old woman falls ill, instead of taking care of her Karen goes to a ball and dances, but finds she can't stop dancing.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Iverson | Helga / Church Congregation / Masquerade Ball Dancers |
| Gabrielle Zuckerman | Karen #2 (as Gaby Zuckerman) |
| Tom Dunn | Coachman |
| Sylvia Bolton | Queen |
| Jo Jo Askegard | Princess / Confirmation Class / Vain Girls and Parson's Children |
| Myron Johnson | Shoemaker |
| Carl Beck | Soldier |
| George Muschamp | Preacher |
| Devi Piper | Karen #3 |
| William Harren | Angel / Shoeshoppe Customers |
| Jason McLean | Executioner |
| Matthew Dudley | Postman / Dancers at the Ball |
| Tracy Harrison | Shoeshoppe Customers / Church Congregation / Dancers at the Ball |
| Joy Langer | Shoeshoppe Customers / Confirmation Class / Masquerade Ball Dancers |
| Kaja Rogers | Shoeshoppe Customers / Dancers at the Ball |
| Adam Shankman | Shoeshoppe Customers |
| Michael L. Hennen | Church Congregation / Masquerade Ball Dancers |
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| Oliver Osterberg | Church Congregation |
| Danielle Smith | Church Congregation |
| Ron Spiess | Church Congregation / Masquerade Ball Dancers |
| Marin Osterberg | Confirmation Class / Masquerade Ball Dancers / Vain Girls and Parson's Children |
| Molly Weber | Confirmation Class |
| Gary Costello | Dancers at the Ball |
| Libby Croteau | Dancers at the Ball |
| Michael De Leon | Dancers at the Ball |
| Jerome Wallin | Dancers at the Ball |
| Kim Landry | Shoeshoppe Customer / Dancers at the Ball |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Red Shoes |
| Original language | EN |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1983 |
| Executive producer | Ronald Tanet |
| Writer | Hans Christian Andersen, John B. Davidson, John Clark Donahue |
| Assistant directors | John Driver, John Clark Donahue |
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