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.
Moira Shearer
as Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina
as Giulietta
Pamela Brown
as Niklaus
Léonide Massine
as Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Ann Ayars
as Antonia
Robert Helpmann
as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Frederick Ashton
as Kleinsach / Cochenille
Robert Rounseville
as Hoffmann
Mogens Wieth
as Crespel
Lionel Harris
as Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver
as Andrés
Meinhart Maur
as Luther
