Jacque Offenbach's The tales of Hoffmann : a fantastic opera / London Films present a Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger production ; English libretto by Dennis Arundell, from the French text by Jules Barbier ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Moira Shearer (Stella/Kleinzach's lady-love) ; Ludmilla Tcherina ; Ann Ayars ; Pamela Brown (Nicklaus) ; Leonide Massine ; Robert Helpmann (Councillor Lindorf) ; Frederick Ashton (Kleinzach) ; Robert Rounseville (E.T.A. Hoffmann) ; Lionel Harris ; Philip Leaver (Andreas) ; Meinhart Maur (Luther) ; Edmond Audran ; Dorothy Bond ; Margherita Grandi ; Monica Sinclair ; Joan Alexander ; Grahame Clifford ; Bruce Dargavel ; Murray Dickie ; Owen Brannigan ; Fisher Morgan ; Rene Soames ; The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sadler's Wells Chorus ; Thomas Beecham, conductor. Originally released in 1951. Picture format: 1.33: 1, full screen, close-captioned. Booklet with program notes in English ([10] pages : col. illustrations) inserted in container. Special features: audio commentary by director Martin Scorsese and film-music historian Bruce Eder; new video interview with director George A. Romero; The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1956), a short musical film directed by Michael Powell, based on the Goethe story; collection of production designer Hein Heckroth's sketches and paintings; gallery of archival production and publicity photographs; original theatrical trailer; a new essay by film historian Ian Christie.
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