The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!

1951 en 127 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

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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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

Lionel Harris

Pitichinaccio

Philip Leaver

Philip Leaver

Andrés

Meinhart Maur

Meinhart Maur

Luther

Edmond Audran

Edmond Audran

Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet

Sir Thomas Beecham

Sir Thomas Beecham

Self - Conductor (uncredited)

Alan Carter

Alan Carter

Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)

Elizabeth Christie

Elizabeth Christie

Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford

Nathanaël (uncredited)

Richard Golding

Richard Golding

Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)

Lillemor Knudsen

Lillemor Knudsen

Dancer (uncredited)

Barry Lowe

Barry Lowe

Student (uncredited)

Arthur Skinner

Arthur Skinner

Man in Background (uncredited)

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