The Tales of Hoffmann
1951A 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.
Acted in
Moira Shearer
as Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina
as Giulietta
Pamela Brown
as Niklaus
Léonide Massine
as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Ann Ayars
as Antonia
Robert Helpmann
as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Frederick Ashton
as Kleinsach / Cochenille
Robert Rounseville
as Hoffmann
Mogens Wieth
as Crespel
Lionel Harris
as Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver
as Andrés
Meinhart Maur
as Luther
Edmond Audran
as Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
Sir Thomas Beecham
as Self - Conductor (uncredited)
Alan Carter
as Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Christie
as Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
John Ford
as Nathanaël (uncredited)
Richard Golding
as Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)
Lillemor Knudsen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Barry Lowe
as Student (uncredited)
Arthur Skinner
as Man in Background (uncredited)