The Tales of Hoffmann

"You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!"

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.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Romance

Actor: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine, Ann Ayars, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Robert Rounseville, Mogens Wieth, Lionel Harris

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Country: United Kingdom

Type: movie

Duration: 2h 7m

Release: 1951

Rating: 7.1

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