The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 NR 2h 7m DVD

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 NR 2h 7m DVD
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From directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger comes this 1951 production of Jacques Offenbach's opera featuring tenor Robert Rounseville as the heartbroken poet Hoffmann, who relives three doomed love affairs in a series of flashbacks. Dancer Moira Shearer plays the role of Stella, Jane Ashton choreographs the ballet sequences, and legendary maestro Thomas Beecham conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Cast
Robert Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Pamela Brown, Edmond Audran, Robert Helpmann, Meinhart Maur, Frederick Ashton, Philip Leaver, Léonide Massine, Ludmilla Tcherina, Anne Ayars, Mogens Wieth, Lionel Harris
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Format
DVD
Screen
Full Screen 1.33:1
Subtitles
English SDH
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital Mono
Rating
NR - Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.

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