The Soldier's Tale
Directed by Michael BirkettA combination of story, melodrama and ballet sets the stage for some of Stravinsky's most brilliant music. This terrific film adaption of The Soldier's Tale offers rare footage of the Royal Ballet's Svetlana Beriosova, who performs in an extended dance sequence towards the story's end. Meanwhile, Robert Helpmann is in his element as the Devil, being the natural choice to play the eight different roles of the Devil using his brilliant talent for mime, dance and acting. Actor Brian Phelan does a fine job as the hapless soldier.
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The Soldier's Tale was released on 1 januari 1964.
The Soldier's Tale was directed by Michael Birkett.
The Soldier's Tale has a runtime of 50m.
The Soldier's Tale was produced by Leonard Cassini, Dennis Miller.
A combination of story, melodrama and ballet sets the stage for some of Stravinsky's most brilliant music. This terrific film adaption of The Soldier's Tale offers rare footage of the Royal Ballet's Svetlana Beriosova, who performs in an extended dance sequence towards the story's end. Meanwhile, Robert Helpmann is in his element as the Devil, being the natural choice to play the eight different roles of the Devil using his brilliant talent for mime, dance and acting. Actor Brian Phelan does a fine job as the hapless soldier.
The key characters in The Soldier's Tale are The Devil (Robert Helpmann), The Princess (Svetlana Beriosova), The Soldier (Brian Phelan).
The Soldier's Tale is a Musical, Fantasy, Music film.
The Soldier's Tale has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.