

The Tales of Hoffmann
DirectorsMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
“You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!”
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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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
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