Story :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.
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
Philip LeaverAndrés
Meinhart MaurLuther
Edmond AudranPartner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
Sir Thomas BeechamSelf - Conductor (uncredited)
Alan CarterCasher (Act 1) (uncredited)
Elizabeth ChristieCorps de Ballet (uncredited)
John FordNathanaël (uncredited)
Richard GoldingHermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)