The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • E.T.A. Hoffmann, a poet

      Robert Rounseville

    • Nicklaus, his faithful friend and companion

      Monica Sinclair

    • Luther

      Fisher-Morgan

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Nicklaus

      Pamela Brown

    • Lindorf

      Robert Helpmann

    • Stella

      Moira Shearer

    • Andreas

      Philip Leaver

    • Luther

      Meinhart Maur

    • Olympia

      Dorothy Bond

    • Spalanzani

      Grahame Clifford

    • Coppelius

      Bruce Dargavel

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Cochenille

      Murray Dickie

    • Olympia

      Moira Shearer

    • Spalanzani

      Léonide Massine

    • Coppelius

      Robert Helpmann

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Cochenille

      Frederick Ashton

    • Giulietta

      Margherita Grandi

    • Dappertutto

      Bruce Dargavel

    • Schlemil

      Owen Brannigan

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Pitichinaccio

      Murray Dickie

    • Giulietta

      Ludmilla Tcherina

    • Dapertutto

      Robert Helpmann

    • Schlemil

      Léonide Massine

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Pitichinaccio

      Lionel Harris

    • Antonia

      Ann Ayars

    • Crespel

      Owen Brannigan

    • her mother

      Joan Alexander

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Franz

      Grahame Clifford

    • Dr Miracle

      Bruce Dargavel

    • Antonia

      Ann Ayars

    • Crespel

      Mogens Wieth

    • Hoffmann

      Robert Rounseville

    • Franz

      Léonide Massine

    • Dr Miracle

      Robert Helpmann

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Michael Powell

    • Directed by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Assistant Director

      Streeter, Sydney

    • Continuity

      Pamela Davies

    Rights:

    • ©

      British Lion Film Corporation Ltd.

    Production:

    • Released by

      Lopert Film Distributing Corporation

    • Produced by

      Michael Powell

    • Produced by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Assistant Producer

      George Busby

    • Produced at

      London Film Studio

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Michael Powell

    • Written by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • English Libretto by

      Dennis Arundell

    • From the French text by

      Jules Barbier

    Photography:

    • Photographed by

      Christopher Challis

    • Camera

      Francis, Fred

    • Technicolor Colour Consultant

      Joan Bridge

    • Chief Electrician

      Wall, W.

    Special Effects:

    • Composite Photography

      E. Hague

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Reginald Mills

    Design:

    • Designed by

      Hein Heckroth

    • Art Direction by

      Arthur Lawson

    • Assistant Designer

      Ivor Beddoes

    • Assistant Designer

      Terence Morgan II

    • Scenic Artist

      E. Lindegaard

    Costumes:

    • Costumes for Miss [Moira] Shearer and Miss [Ann] Ayars Executed by

      Josephine Boss

    • Wardrobe

      Ivy Baker

    Make-up:

    • Make-up Artist

      Connie Reeve

    • {Puppets}

      John Wright's Marionettes

    • Hair Stylist

      Shear, Joseph

    • Assistant Hair Stylist

      Eileen Bates  (uncredited)

    Music:

    • With

      Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The

    • And Sung by

      Robert Rounseville

    • And Sung by

      Dorothy Bond

    • And Sung by

      Margherita Grandi

    • And Sung by

      Ann Ayars

    • And Sung by

      Monica Sinclair

    • And Sung by

      Joan Alexander

    • And Sung by

      Grahame Clifford

    • And Sung by

      Bruce Dargavel

    • And Sung by

      Murray Dickie

    • And Sung by

      Owen Brannigan

    • And Sung by

      Fisher Morgan

    • And Sung by

      Rene Soames

    • And Sung by

      Sadler's Wells Chorus, The

    • Conductor

      Beecham, Sir Thomas

    • Assistant Musical Director

      Frederick Lewis

    Choreography:

    • Choreography by

      Frederick Ashton

    • Assistant [Choreography]

      Alan Carter

    • Assistant [Choreography]

      Joan Harris

    Sound:

    • Recorded by

      Ted Drake

    • Recording Supervision

      John Cox

    • Sound System

      Western Electric Recording

    Consultant:

    • Dialogue Coach

      Molly Terraine