The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Music · Fantasy · Drama
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.
Cast
- Moira Shearer as Stella / Olympia
- Ludmilla Tchérina as Giulietta
- Pamela Brown as Niklaus
- Léonide Massine as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
- Ann Ayars as Antonia
- Robert Helpmann as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
- Frederick Ashton as Kleinsach / Cochenille
- Robert Rounseville as Hoffmann
- Mogens Wieth as Crespel
- Lionel Harris as Pitichinaccio