Synopsis
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
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Cast
- Moira ShearerStella / Olympia
- Ludmilla TchérinaGiulietta
- Pamela BrownNiklaus
- Léonide MassineSpalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
- Ann AyarsAntonia
- Robert HelpmannLindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
- Frederick AshtonKleinsach / Cochenille
- Robert RounsevilleHoffmann
- Mogens WiethCrespel
- Lionel HarrisPitichinaccio
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