Die Fledermaus (1937)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 30, 1937Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lída Baarová
Maria Weigel / Rosalinde
Hans Söhnker
Kammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein
Friedl Czepa
Hanni / Adele
Georg Alexander
Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank
Jola Jobst
Berta / Ida
Robert Dorsay
Chauffeur Franz / Alfred
Paul Verhoeven
Director
Hans Moser
Hans Moser
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Wiki.
Die Fledermaus is a 1937 film directed by Paul Verhoeven under the supervision of Hans H. Zerlett. It was the debut director of Verhoeven, actor and theatre man who would then direct in his film and television career over sixty films.