The Tales of Hoffmann
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!
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- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Music
Overview
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.
Keywords
- musical
- surrealism
- ballet
- based on play or musical
- anthology
- prima ballerina
- opera
- soprano
- automaton
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 4, 1951
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- The Archers,Vega Film Productions
- Cast
- Moira Shearer,Ludmilla Tchérina,Pamela Brown,Léonide Massine,Ann Ayars,Robert Helpmann,Frederick Ashton,Robert Rounseville,Mogens Wieth,Lionel Harrisand 11 more
- Director
- Michael Powell,Emeric Pressburger
- Writer
- Michael Powell,Emeric Pressburger,Dennis Arundell,Jules Barbier,E. T. A. Hoffmann,Michel Carré
- Producer
- Michael Powell,Emeric Pressburger
- Cinematography
- Christopher Challis
- Music
- Jacques Offenbach
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $2,470,000
- IMDb
- tt0044103