The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!
128 min
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.
- Release date
- April 4, 1951
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Box office
- $2,470,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Moira Shearer as Stella
- Ludmilla Tchérina as Giulietta
- Pamela Brown as Nicklaus
- Léonide Massine as Spalanzani
- Ann Ayars as Antonia
- Robert Helpmann as Councillor Lindorf
- Frederick Ashton as Kleinzach
- Robert Rounseville as E.T.A. Hoffmann
- Mogens Wieth as Crespel
- Lionel Harris as Pitichinaccio
- Philip Leaver as Andrés
- Meinhart Maur as Luther
- Alan Carter as Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)
- Barry Lowe as Student (uncredited)
- Arthur Skinner as Man in Background (uncredited)
- Moira Shearer as Kleinzach's Lady-Love
- Moira Shearer as Olympia
- Robert Rounseville as Self
- Ludmilla Tchérina as Self
- Ann Ayars as Self
- Pamela Brown as Self
- Léonide Massine as Schlemil
- Léonide Massine as Franz
- Robert Helpmann as Coppelius
- Robert Helpmann as Dapertutto
- Frederick Ashton as Cochenille
- Frederick Ashton as Self
- Mogens Wieth as Self
- Lionel Harris as Self
Crew
- Michael Powell · Director
- Emeric Pressburger · Director
- Dennis Arundell · Writer
- Jules Barbier · Writer
- Michael Powell · Writer
- Emeric Pressburger · Writer
- Michael Powell · Producer
- Emeric Pressburger · Producer
- Christopher Challis · Cinematographer
- Reginald Mills · Editor
- Hein Heckroth · Production designer