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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!

  • Apr 4, 1951
  • 2h 7m
  • NR

7.1/10

TMDB user score
93 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Tales of Hoffmann is a 1951 music and fantasy film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Its leading cast includes Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina and Pamela Brown. It runs for 2 hours 7 minutes.

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 7 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
7.1/10 from 93 TMDB votes

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The Tales of Hoffmann - Trailer · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Lionel Harris Pitichinaccio
  • Philip Leaver Andrés
  • Meinhart Maur Luther
  • Edmond Audran Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
  • Sir Thomas Beecham Self - Conductor (uncredited)
  • Alan Carter Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Christie Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
  • John Ford Nathanaël (uncredited)
  • Richard Golding Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)

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