The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

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  • Genre: Music, Fantasy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1951-04-04
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 77 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Vega Film Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
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Summary

A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.

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  • Moira Shearer

    as Stella / Olympia
  • Ludmilla Tchérina

    as Giulietta
  • Pamela Brown

    as Niklaus
  • Léonide Massine

    as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
  • Ann Ayars

    as Antonia
  • Robert Helpmann

    as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
  • Frederick Ashton

    as Kleinsach / Cochenille
  • Robert Rounseville

    as Hoffmann
  • Mogens Wieth

    as Crespel
  • Lionel Harris

    as
  • Philip Leaver

    as
  • Meinhart Maur

    as
Directing Michael Powell Director
Directing Emeric Pressburger Director
Writing Michael Powell Writer
Writing Emeric Pressburger Writer
Production Emeric Pressburger Producer
Production Michael Powell Producer
Editing Reginald Mills Editor
Sound Jacques Offenbach Original Music Composer
Sound Sir Thomas Beecham Conductor
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Art Hein Heckroth Production Design
Art Arthur Lawson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Ivy Baker Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Hein Heckroth Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Connie Reeve Makeup Artist
Production Charles Orme Unit Production Manager
Directing Sydney Streeter Assistant Director
Sound John Cox Sound
Sound Ted Drake Sound

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