The Tales of Hoffmann

Opening title credits from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Tales of Hoffmann, 1951, go a long way toward explaining this complex and celebrated filmed version of Jacques Offenbach's opera.

Robert Helpmann as the scoundrel "Lindorf," Moira Shearer as dancer "Stella," and Philip Leaver as her unprincipled servant "Andreas" are featured in this sequence from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's filmed opera Tales of Hoffman, 1951.

Moira Shearer as "Stella, with partner and choreographer Frederick Ashton, performs this original dance in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburgers famous filmed opera Tales of Hoffmann, 1951.