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Movie Age rating in United States of America: NR

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Apr 4, 1951 · 2h 7m

7.1/10 TMDB user score
93 votes on TMDB

You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!

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.

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Top cast

  • Moira Shearer Moira Shearer Stella / Olympia
  • Ludmilla Tchérina Ludmilla Tchérina Giulietta
  • Pamela Brown Pamela Brown Niklaus
  • Léonide Massine Léonide Massine Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
  • Ann Ayars Ann Ayars Antonia
  • Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
  • Frederick Ashton Frederick Ashton Kleinsach / Cochenille
  • Robert Rounseville Robert Rounseville Hoffmann
  • Mogens Wieth Mogens Wieth Crespel
  • Lionel Harris Pitichinaccio
  • Philip Leaver Philip Leaver Andrés
  • Meinhart Maur Luther
  • Edmond Audran Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
  • Sir Thomas Beecham Self - Conductor (uncredited)
  • Alan Carter Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Christie Corps de Ballet (uncredited)

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