- Country: UK
- Genres: Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
- Release: 1952-06-13
- Director: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
- Writers: Dennis Arundell , Jules Barbier
- Language: English
- Stars: Moira Shearer , Moira Shearer , Robert Rounseville , Ludmilla Tchérina , Ann Ayars , Pamela Brown , Léonide Massine , Léonide Massine , Léonide Massine , Robert Helpmann , Robert Helpmann , Robert Helpmann , Frederick Ashton , Frederick Ashton , Mogens Wieth , Lionel Harris
- Runtime: 128 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 3 nominations total
- AKA: Hoffmannin seikkailut (Finland) , Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (United Kingdom) , Hoffmanns äventyr (Finland) , Hoffmanns eventyr (Denmark) , Contos de Hoffmann (Brazil) , Hoffmann'in Sihirli Masalları (Turkey) , Сказки Гофмана , Hofmanove priče , Contos de Hoffman (Brazil) , Los cuentos de Hoffman (Argentina) , Hoffmanns eventyr (Norway) , Les contes d'Hoffmann (France, French Republic) , Hoffmanns äventyr (Sweden) , I racconti di Hoffmann (Italy) , Los cuentos de Hoffman (Mexico) , Opowieści Hoffmanna (Poland) , Os Contos de Hoffmann (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hoffmann meséi (Hungary) , Ta paramythia tou Hoffmann (Greece) , The Tales of Hoffmann (United Kingdom) , Τα παραμύθια του Χόφφμανν (Greece) , Hoffmanns Erzählungen , ホフマン物語 (Japan) , The Tales of Hoffmann (United States of America) , Los cuentos de Hoffman (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Ævintýri Hoffmanns (Iceland) , Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Austria) , The Tales of Hoffmann (Philippines) , The Tales of Hoffmann , Los cuentos de Hoffman (Spain)
- Plot:
In this film adaptation of the Offenbach opera, a 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.
- IMDB:tt0044103
The Tales of Hoffmann Cast · · · ALL
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Moira Shearer
Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina
Giulietta
Pamela Brown
Niklaus
Léonide Massine
Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Ann Ayars
Antonia
Robert Helpmann
Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Frederick Ashton
Kleinsach / Cochenille
Robert Rounseville
Hoffmann
Mogens Wieth
Crespel
Lionel Harris
Philip Leaver
Meinhart Maur