Movie Description
Die Fledermaus
(1937)Overview
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Verhoeven,Hans H. Zerlett
- Producer : Gerhard Staab
- Writer : Richard Genée,Carl Haffner,Lotte Neumann,Walter Wassermann
- Cast : Lída Baarová,Hans Söhnker,Friedl Czepa,Jola Jobst,Georg Alexander,Robert Dorsay,Hans Moser,Harald Paulsen,Karl Stepanek,Hans Stiebner,Otto Graf,Albert Ihle,Arthur Kistenmacher,Erwin Werner
Cast
Maria Weigel / Rosalinde
Kammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein
Hanni / Adele
Berta / Ida
Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank
Chauffeur Franz / Alfred
Hans Moser
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Rommel / Dr.Falke
Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
Kapellmeister
Rundfunkreporter
Präsident
Polizist
Bühnenarbeiter
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleDie Fledermaus
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-10-30
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesImagoton,Tobis Filmkunst
