Movie
Die Fledermaus
3.0/10
1937
1h 43m
de
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!
Director
Paul Verhoeven, Hans H. Zerlett
Writers
Richard Genée, Carl Haffner
Movie Information
Release Date
October 30, 1937
Runtime
1h 43m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
3
Production
Imagoton
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