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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Music Video Movies, Classical Videos, Musical, Classical Music, Opera, Operas, Criterion Collection, Opera Stars, Dreams | | Starring | Pamela Brown, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Meinhart Maur, Moira Shearer | | Director | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | | Composer | Jacques Offenbach | | Director of Photography | Christopher Challis | | Editor | Reginald Mills | | Featured | Robert Rounseville | | Producer | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | | Production Designer | Arthur Lawson | | Writer | Jacques Offenbach, Jules Barbier |
Michael Powell and Emeric Perssburger create a phantasmagoric marriage of cinema and opera in their one-of-a-kind take on this classic opera. Extras include audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and Bruce Eder, video interview with director George A. Romero, short musical film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, directed by Powell based on the Goethe story, collection of design sketches and paintings, photo gallery, theatrical trailer, essay by Ken Wlaschin, and more. Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, and Pamela Brown star. This classic film version of Jacques Offenbach's 1881 work is conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. The story of Hoffman and his love for three women. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color) Cinematography, Best (Color) Costume Design. Tales Of Hoffmann Reviews: "[The] hand-tooled fantasia is a dazzling technical showcase, from its rich, sensuous Technicolor to its copious special effects..."
-- Sam Adams, Entertainment Weekly "[The film] broke astonishing cinematic ground....An electrifying hybrid of opera, ballet, and film."
-- Claire Evans, Premiere Tales Of Hoffmann | List Price | $39.95 (You save $11.30) | | Studio | Image Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1951 | | All Time Sales Rank |  22532  | | CD Universe Part number | 6976388 | | Catalog number | 100 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 22, 2005 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 127 Minutes | | Additional Info | Image Entertainment | | Movie Details | Color; Image Entertainment |
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Audio:
Mono - English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Interviews: George A. Romero - Director of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Audio Commentary: Martin Scorses, Bruce Eder - Director, Film-Music Historian
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette: THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE - Michael Powell
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essays:
1. New essay by opera and film historian Ken Wlaschin
Photo Galleries:
1. Archival Production and Publicity Photographs
2. Designer Hein Heckroth's design sketches and paintings
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