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Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger create a phantasmagoric marriage of cinema and opera in this one of a kind take on a classic story. In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera The Tales of Hoffman, a poet dreams of three women - a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer - all of whom break his heard in different ways. Powell and Pressburger's feverishly romantic adaptation is a feast of music, dance, and visual effects, and one of the most exhilarating opera films ever produced.
USA / English
| Ludmilla Tcherina | |
| Leonide Massine | |
| Pamela Brown | Nicklaus |
| Moira Shearer | Stella and Olympia |
| Ann Ayars | |
| Robert Helpmann | Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto and Dr Miracle |
| Robert Rounseville | Hoffmann |
| Ludmilla Tchérina | Giulietta |
| Anne Ayars | Antonia |
| Léonide Massine | Spalanzani, Schlemil and Franz |
| Frederick Ashton | Kleinsach and Cochenille |
| Mogens Wieth | Crespel |
| Lionel Harris | Pitichinaccio |
| Director | Michael Powell; Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer | Michael Powell; Emeric Pressburger |
| Writer | Michael Powell; Emeric Pressburger; E.T.A. Hoffmann; Jules Barbier |
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Barcode | 037429126226 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 11/22/2005 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Subtitles | English |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $39.95 |
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Features
| Audio Commentary by director Martin Scorsese and film-music historian Bruce Eder New video interview with director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1956), a short musical film directed by Michael Powell, based on the Goethe story Rare collection of production designer Hein Heckroth’s design sketches and paintings Gallery of archival production and publicity photographs Original theatrical trailer A new essay by opera and film historian Ken Wlaschin |