The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged performance. 'Michael Powell' & Emeric Pressburger (and the rest of "The Archers") work their usual magic here. The opera dramatises the three great romances in the life o
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
Sign of the Pagan 1954 Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the other way while the latter marches against Rome But Marcian gains the favor of Pulcheria, lo