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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Musical

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.

Rated NR | Length 127 minutes

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Moira Shearer | Ludmilla Tchérina | Pamela Brown | Léonide Massine | Ann Ayars | Robert Helpmann | Frederick Ashton | Robert Rounseville | Mogens Wieth | Lionel Harris | Philip Leaver | Meinhart Maur

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