Cinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Jacques OffenbachCast:
Moira Shearer, Ludmila Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Joan Alexander, Mogens Wieth, Robert Helpmann, Philip Leaver, Arthur Skinner, Barry LowePlots(1)
While he awaits a beautiful ballerina in a tavern, celebrated poet Hoffmann reflects on three women with whom he disastrously fell in love: the automaton Olympia, the courtesan Giulietta, and Antonia, a consumptive opera singer. Each courtship was undermined by a sinister Svengali in various guises. Based on German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach's unfinished fantasy opera. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Moira Shearer
UK
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Ludmila Tchérina
France
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Ann Ayars
USA
Best movies:
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Reunion in France (1942)
Pamela Brown
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Cleopatra (1963)
Richard III (1955)
Joan Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Mogens Wieth
Denmark
Best movies:
Ditte, Child of Man (1946)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Robert Helpmann
Australia
Best movies:
Philip Leaver
UK
Best movies:
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Arthur Skinner
UK
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
Barry Lowe
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Cash on Demand (1961)