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,Paul Walter,Sergei Woischeff,Susi Lembach,Charlotte Krause-Walter,Hilla Höfer,Charly Berger,Michael von Newlinsky,William Richter,Theo Timmerkamp,Fritz Draeger,Mimy Ahrend,Olly von Bongardt,Rudolf Essek,Vera Valden,Elly von Kovatsy,Friedrich Kühne,Kai Möller,Christa Thomsen
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
Theaterintendant
Lakai bei Orlovsky
Festteilnehmerin
2. Festteilnehmerin
Mädchen bei Eisenstein
1. Gast bei Orlovsky
2. Gast bei Orlovsky
3. Gast bei Orlovsky
Gast bei Orlovsky
Gast bei der Aufführung
Posters
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Noises Off...
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Fun with Dick and Jane
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Hellzapoppin'
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Thunderstruck
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Tom Segura: Disgraceful
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Chris Rock: Tamborine
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Rowan Atkinson Live
8.042
Facts
Original TitleDie Fledermaus
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-10-30
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesImagoton,Tobis Filmkunst
Genres
- Comedy
