Music ·Fantasy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1951 · 2h 7m

The Tales of Hoffmann

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Christopher Challis — Director of Photography Reginald Mills — Editor Jacques Offenbach — Original Music Composer Michael Powell — Writer Emeric Pressburger — Writer Dennis Arundell — Writer

Tagline

You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

opera musical surrealism based on play or musical anthology ballet automaton soprano prima ballerina

Key Collaborators

Michael Powell Director Emeric Pressburger Director Christopher Challis Director of Photography Reginald Mills Editor Jacques Offenbach Original Music Composer Michael Powell Writer Emeric Pressburger Writer Dennis Arundell Writer E. T. A. Hoffmann Story Michael Powell Producer Emeric Pressburger Producer Hein Heckroth Production Design

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