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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
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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
Actors
Moira Shearer | Ludmilla Tchérina | Pamela Brown | Léonide Massine | Ann Ayars | Robert Helpmann | Frederick Ashton | Robert Rounseville | Mogens Wieth | Lionel Harris | Philip Leaver | Meinhart Maur | Edmond Audran | Sir Thomas Beecham | Alan Carter | Elizabeth Christie | John Ford | Richard Golding | Lillemor Knudsen | Barry Lowe | Arthur Skinner