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The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 127 min ★ 7.1 Music, Fantasy, Romance, Drama

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.

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Cast

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

Stella / Olympia

Ludmilla Tchérina

Ludmilla Tchérina

Giulietta

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Niklaus

Léonide Massine

Léonide Massine

Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz

Ann Ayars

Ann Ayars

Antonia

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle

Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton

Kleinsach / Cochenille

Robert Rounseville

Robert Rounseville

Hoffmann

Mogens Wieth

Mogens Wieth

Crespel

Lionel Harris

Pitichinaccio

Details

Director

Michael Powell

Tagline

"You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$2,470,000

Production

Vega Film Productions, The Archers

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

December 28, 2022

★ 7/10

Though I really enjoyed watching this, it isn't really a film at all. Messrs. Powell and Pressburger have elicited the help of the supremely talented Christopher Challis and of the late Jacques Offenbach and basically filmed an augmented theatrical production of his eponymous, uncompleted, opera. They have assembled a curiously effective collection of gloriously clad acting talent - most of whom, ...

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