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Die Fledermaus (1937)
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!
Updated May 22 2020
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Cast
Georg Alexander
Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank
Harald Paulsen
Smirnoff / Petersen, Agent
Karel Stepanek
Attaché Baranoff / Orlovsky
Hans Moser
Hans Moser
Friedl Czepa
Hanni / Adele
Lída Baarová
Maria Weigel / Rosalinde
Jola Jobst
Berta / Ida
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Crew
Bruno Mondi
Cinematography
Walter Wassermann
Writer
Gerhard Staab
Producer
Paul Verhoeven
Director
Lotte Neumann
Writer
Hans H. Zerlett
Director
Carl Haffner
Writer
Richard Genée
Writer
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