The Tales of Hoffmann Movie Review 1951

A ballet-opera consisting of three stories by Jacques Offenbach covering romance, magic and mystery arising out of a poet's misadventures in love. Lavishly designed and highly stylized.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 138 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from an Opera, Ballet

Cast

Robert Rounseville, Robert Helpmann, Moira Shearer

Director

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger