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The Tales of Hoffmann( 1951)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Moira Shearer

      Stella / Olympia

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      Ludmilla Tchérina

      Giulietta

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      Pamela Brown

      Niklaus

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      Léonide Massine

      Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz

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      Ann Ayars

      Antonia

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      Robert Helpmann

      Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle

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      Frederick Ashton

      Kleinsach / Cochenille

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      Robert Rounseville

      Hoffmann

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      Mogens Wieth

      Crespel

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      Lionel Harris

      Pitichinaccio

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      Philip Leaver

      Andrés

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      Meinhart Maur

      Luther

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      Edmond Audran

      Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet

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      Sir Thomas Beecham

      Self - Conductor (uncredited)

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      Alan Carter

      Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)

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      Elizabeth Christie

      Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

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      John Ford

      Nathanaël (uncredited)

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      Richard Golding

      Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)

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      Lillemor Knudsen

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Barry Lowe

      Student (uncredited)

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      Arthur Skinner

      Man in Background (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Dec 28 2022
    Though I really enjoyed watching this, it isn't really a film at all. Messrs. Powell and Pressburger have elicited the help of the supremely talented Christopher Challis and of the late Jacques Offenbach and basically filmed an augmented theatrical production of his eponymous, uncompleted, opera. They have assembled a curiously effective collection of gloriously clad acting talent - most of whom, aside from the narrator/composer himself in the form of Robert Rounseville, cannot actually sing - and proceeded to present us with something that is really quite beautiful to watch and listen to; but ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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