The tales of Hoffmann / London Films, British Lion Film Corporation, Janus Films ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ; English libretto by Dennis Arundell from the French text by Jules Barbier ; choreography by Frederick Ashton.
Publisher:
Home Vision,
Copyright Date:
1990?
Description:
1 videocassette (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina, Pamela Brown, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Robert Rounseville ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham ; The Sadler's Wells Chorus. Originally a 138 min. film produced at the London Film Studio and distributed by British Lion Film Corp. in 1951. A foreign film (Great Britain).
Summary:
A fantasy opera/ballet with three stories of romance, magic, and mystery arising out of the poet Hoffmann's misadventures in love.
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