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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Romance Fantasy Music

You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!

Release Date: 1951, April 4
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Vega Film Productions, Vega Film Productions, The Archers, The Archers
Cast: Pamela Brown, Mogens Wieth, John Ford, Robert Helpmann, Moira Shearer, Alan Carter, Sir Thomas Beecham, Barry Lowe, Ludmilla Tchérina, Arthur Skinner, Richard Golding, Robert Rounseville

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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