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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
“You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!”
Music, Fantasy, Drama · 2h 07m
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.
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
Crespel
L
Lionel Harris
Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver
Andrés
M
Meinhart Maur
Luther
Crew
- Director
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Writer
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Dennis Arundell
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Challis
- Original Music Composer
- Jacques Offenbach
- Editor
- Reginald Mills
- Producer
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Details
- Release date
- 1951-04-04
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Genres
- Music, Fantasy, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Vega Film Productions, The Archers
- Box office
- $2,470,000