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The Tales of Hoffmann
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!
7.1 1951 127m
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
LH
Lionel Harris
Pitichinaccio
PL
Philip Leaver
Andrés
MM
Meinhart Maur
Luther
EA
Edmond Audran
Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
ST
Sir Thomas Beecham
Self - Conductor (uncredited)
