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1950 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER

The Tales of Hoffmann

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Movie Stats
Year
1950
Runtime
 128 minutes (2 hrs 08 mins)
Select Cast
Moira Shearer
Ludmilla Tcherina
Ann Ayars
Pamela Brown
Leonide Massine
Robert Helpmann
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
4th Aug 2021
Last viewed:
7th Jan 2026
Total views:
23
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
13th June 1952
73 years 6 months 26 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £26.6 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $91.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
332,388 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
199,848 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 18th Apr '51
  • Debut box office: 8th Dec '23
  • Debut position: 33
  • Highest position: 33
  • Debut gross: £3.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
US Box Office
  • Release: 13th Jun '52
  • Debut weekend: 13th Mar '15
  • Debut position: 60
  • Highest position: 60
  • Debut gross: $23.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
michael powell Michael Powell
emeric pressburger Emeric Pressburger
Starring
Moira ShearerStella / Olympia
Ludmilla TcherinaGiulietta
Ann AyarsAntonia
Pamela BrownNicklaus
Leonide MassineSpalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Robert HelpmannLindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle
Frederick AshtonKleinsach / Cochenille
Mogens WiethCrespel
Robert RounsevilleHoffmann
Lionel HarrisPitichinaccio
Philip LeaverAndres
Meinhart MaurLuther
Edmond AudranPartner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
Thomas BeechamSelf - Conductor
Alan CarterCasher (Act 1)
Elizabeth ChristieCorps de Ballet
John FordNathanael
Richard GoldingHermann - Prologue and Epilogue
Barry LoweStudent
Arthur SkinnerMan in Background
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
33
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
2
Total UK Gross:
£26,591
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Tales of Hoffmann - Original release
8 Dec 2023
33N
£3,187
£23,612
Rerelease
29 Dec 2023
45▼
£1,053
£26,591

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
60
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
12
Total US Gross:
$91,930
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
13 Mar 2015
60N
$23,340
$23,340
20 Mar 2015
67▼
$8,064
$53,930
27 Mar 2015
93▼
$720
$65,957
3 Apr 2015
83▲
$1,589
$68,974
10 Apr 2015
85▼
$2,150
$72,341
17 Apr 2015
102▼
$477
$74,369
24 Apr 2015
75▲
$7,037
$81,874
1 May 2015
95▼
$464
$85,413
22 May 2015
90N
$190
$86,331
29 May 2015
74▲
$1,618
$88,425
5 Jun 2015
82▼
$1,472
$90,365
12 Jun 2015
86▼
$547
$91,930

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Genres
Fantasy
Fantasy
Music
Music
Musical
Musical
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  • United States United States
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Turkey Turkey
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  • Morocco Morocco
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
News from around the web
The Tales of Hoffmann review – Powell and Pressburger’s purest work  The Guardian Sun, 21st June 2015

Drunk in Love by Jeff Seroy  The Paris Review Thu, 26th March 2015

The Tales of Hoffmann  The Criterion Collection Sat, 25th July 2015

The Restoration of Powell & Pressburger’s 1951 Film, The Tales of Hoffmann  Frieze Wed, 5th August 2020

THE TALES OF HOFFMANN  Film Forum Wed, 27th September 2017

'The Tales of Hoffmann' Blu-ray Review: The Criterion Collection  Slant Magazine Thu, 14th July 2022

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