The Tales of Hoffmann
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!
7.1
91 votes
1951
2h 7m
Music
Fantasy
Romance
Drama
Overview
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Top cast
Moira Shearer
Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina
Giulietta
Pamela Brown
Niklaus
Léonide Massine
Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Ann Ayars
Antonia
Robert Helpmann
Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Frederick Ashton
Kleinsach / Cochenille
Robert Rounseville
Hoffmann
Mogens Wieth
CrespelL
Lionel Harris
Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver
AndrésM
Meinhart Maur
LutherE
Edmond Audran
Partner to Stella in Dragonfly BalletS
Sir Thomas Beecham
Self - Conductor (uncredited)A
Alan Carter
Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)E
Elizabeth Christie
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)J
John Ford
Nathanaël (uncredited)R
Richard Golding
Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)L
Lillemor Knudsen
Dancer (uncredited)B
Barry Lowe
Student (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
April 4, 1951
Budget
—
Revenue
$2.5M
Language
English
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