The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

NR ★ 7.2/10 127 min Music, Fantasy, Romance United Kingdom English

Directors: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger

Writers: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Dennis Arundell
Original Storys: Jules Barbier, Michel Carré
Story by: E. T. A. Hoffmann

Streaming: Not available

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Description

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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Top 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

The Tales of Hoffmann Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection #315

The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)

The Film Foundation #739