The Tales of Hoffmann
1951 ‧ Musical/Fantasy ‧ 2h 13m
7.1/10 · IMDb
84% · Rotten Tomatoes
In this film adaptation of the Offenbach opera, a young poet named Hoffman (Robert Rounseville) broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia (Moira Shearer) is shattered when he realizes that she is really a...
Release date: April 4, 1951 (USA)
Directors: Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
Cinematography: Christopher Challis
Distributed by: British Lion Films
Box office: £105,035 (UK rentals); $1.25 million (US rentals)