The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

United Kingdom, 127 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Tales of Hoffmann
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1951-09-17

Cast

Moira Shearer
Stella / Olympia

Ludmilla Tchérina
Giulietta

Ann Ayars
Antonia

Pamela Brown
Nicklaus

Léonide Massine
Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz

Robert Helpmann
Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle

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Titles

Original title
  • The Tales of Hoffmann
Swedish release title
  • Hoffmanns äventyr
Distribution title
  • Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Västtyskland/Österrike)
  • Hoffmannin seikkailut (Finland)
  • Hoffmanns eventyr (Danmark)
  • I racconti di Hoffmann (Italien)
  • Les contes d'Hoffmann (Frankrike)
  • Los cuentos de Hoffman (Spanien)
  • ホフマン物語 (Japan)
  • Opowieści Hoffmana (Polen)
Alternative title
  • Hoffmans äventyr
  • Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Dialogue Coach
Script Supervisor
Assistant to the Producer
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Lyrics
Orchestra
Conductor
Assistant Choreographer
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wardrobe
Puppet Execution

Cast

Moira Shearer Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina Giulietta
Ann Ayars Antonia
Pamela Brown Nicklaus
Léonide Massine Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Robert Helpmann Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle
Frederick Ashton Kleinsach / Cochenille
Mogens Wieth Crespel
Robert Rounseville Hoffmann
Lionel Harris Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver Andreas (prolog och epilog)
Meinhardt Maur Luther
John Ford Nathaniel (prolog och epilog)
Richard Golding Hermann (prolog och epilog)
Alan Carter Casher (akt 1)
Barry Lowe student
Arthur Skinner man i bakgrunden
Édmond Audran Stellas partner Trollsländebaletten
Thomas Beecham dirigenten
- Sångröster:
Dorothy Bond Olympia (sångröst)
Margherita Grandi Giulietta (sångröst)
Ann Ayars Antonia (sångröst)
Monica Sinclair Nickolaus (sångröst)
Joan Alexander Antonias mor (sångröst)
Grahame Clifford Spalanzani / Franz (sångröst)
Bruce Dargavel Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle (sångröst)
Murray Dickie Cochenille / Nathaniel (sångröst)
Owen Brannigan Hermann / Schlemil / Crespel (sångröst)
Fisher Morgan Luther (sångröst)
Rene Soames Pitichinaccio (sångröst)
The Sadler's Wells Chorus kör (sångröster)

Companies

Production Company Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger Productions Ltd.
Copyright British Lion Film Corporation Ltd. 1951
Presented by London Film Productions Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Wivefilm 1951

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 79317
Date 1951-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3000 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna nedklippta till 2765 m - 101 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3475 meter
Length in minutes 127 min


Original work

Original title Les contes d'Hoffmann (Opera)
Composer Jacques Offenbach
Libretto Jules Barbier
Michel Carré


Production location

1950-07-01 1950-07-16
Shepperton Studios Shepperton, Surrey United Kingdom

Release dates

World premiere 1951-04-04 New York City, New York USA 124 min
Release in Sweden 1951-09-17 China Stockholm Sweden 101 min
First showing 1951-11-26 United Kingdom 127 min
TV showing 1959-01-01 TV Sweden
1970-08-22 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1981-04-02 Sweden
1981-04-11 Sweden
1991-03-15 Sweden
1991-03-19 Sweden
1998-01-26 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-01-28 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints 6
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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