Cinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Jacques OffenbachCast:
Moira Shearer, Ludmila Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Joan Alexander, Mogens Wieth, Robert Helpmann, Philip Leaver, Arthur Skinner, Barry LoweVOD (1)
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Metropolitan opera star Robert Rounseville plays Hoffmann, a university student who is spectacularly unlucky in affairs of the heart. Each of his love affairs with Olympia (Moira Shearer), an animated doll, Venetian courtesan Giulietta (Ludmila Tcherina) and singer's daughter Antonia (Ann Ayars) is doomed to failure due to circumstances far beyond our hero's control. The entire film is shaped by Offenbach's score, given a rousing rendition by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of the legendary Sir Thomas Beecham. (StudioCanal UK)
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