Die Fledermaus (1937)
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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!
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Lída BaarováMaria Weigel / Rosalinde
Hans SöhnkerKammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein
Friedl CzepaHanni / AdeleJola JobstBerta / Ida
Georg AlexanderStaatsanwalt Wentin / FrankRobert DorsayChauffeur Franz / Alfred
Hans MoserHans Moser
Harald PaulsenRechtsanwalt Dr. Rommel / Dr.Falke
Karl StepanekAttaché Baranoff / OrlovskyHans StiebnerKapellmeister
Otto GrafRundfunkreporterAlbert IhlePräsidentMovie DNA
Frequently asked questions about Die Fledermaus
What is Die Fledermaus about?
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!
How long is Die Fledermaus?
Die Fledermaus has a runtime of 103 minutes.