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 81 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 Pitichinaccio

  • Philip Leaver

    as Andrés

  • Meinhart Maur

    as Luther

  • Edmond Audran

    as Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet

  • Sir Thomas Beecham

    as Self - Conductor (uncredited)

  • Alan Carter

    as Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)

  • Elizabeth Christie

    as Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

  • John Ford

    as Nathanaël (uncredited)

  • Richard Golding

    as Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)

  • Lillemor Knudsen

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Barry Lowe

    as Student (uncredited)

  • Arthur Skinner

    as Man in Background (uncredited)
Editing Reginald Mills Editor
Writing Michael Powell Writer
Production Michael Powell Producer
Directing Michael Powell Director
Directing Emeric Pressburger Director
Writing Emeric Pressburger Writer
Production Emeric Pressburger Producer
Sound Jacques Offenbach Original Music Composer
Sound Sir Thomas Beecham Conductor
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Art Hein Heckroth Production Design
Sound Ted Drake Sound
Sound John Cox Sound
Costume & Make-Up Hein Heckroth Costume Design
Art Arthur Lawson Art Direction
Directing Sydney Streeter Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Ivy Baker Costume Design
Production Charles Orme Unit Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Connie Reeve Makeup Artist
Writing Dennis Arundell Writer
Writing Jules Barbier Original Story
Writing E. T. A. Hoffmann Story
Writing Michel Carré Original Story
Costume & Make-Up Joe Shear Hairstylist
Art Bernard Sarron Set Dresser
Camera Freddie Francis Camera Operator
Crew Frederick Ashton Choreographer

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