The Tales of Hoffmann

1951·127'

Michael Powell

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★ 7.1

Letterboxd TMDB #44334

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.

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