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.
Moira Shearer
as Victoria Page
Adolf Wohlbrück
as Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring
as Julian Craster
Léonide Massine
as Grischa Ljubov
Robert Helpmann
as Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann
as Sergei Ratov
Esmond Knight
as Livy
Ludmilla Tchérina
as Irina Boronskaja
Jean Short
as Terry
Gordon Littmann
as Ike
Julia Lang
as A Balletomane
Bill Shine
as Her Mate