(Die Fledermaus)

Content: 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!

Countries:

Germany

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Runtime:

103 minutes

Year:

1937

Directors:

Paul Verhoeven

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Production companies:

Imagoton,

Tobis Filmkunst

Actors:

Maria Weigel / Rosalinde

Kammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein

Hanni / Adele

Berta / Ida

Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank

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