Falstaff in Vienna
| Falstaff in Vienna | |
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| Directed by | Leopold Hainisch |
| Written by | Robert Hohlbaum (novella) Max Wallner Kurt Feltz |
| Produced by | Heinz Hille |
| Starring | Hans Nielsen Gusti Wolf Paul Hörbiger |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Johanna Rosinski |
| Music by | Alois Melichar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date | 26 September 1940 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Falstaff in Vienna (German:Falstaff in Wien) is a 1940 German musical comedy film directed by Leopold Hainisch and starring Hans Nielsen, Gusti Wolf and Paul Hörbiger.[1] It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Otto Nicolai, known for works such as The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Cast
In alphabetical order
- Wolf Albach-Retty as Robert von Weitenegg
- Ernst Benzinger as Prompter at the premiere
- Erna Berger as Soprano
- Helmut Berndsen as Falstaff actor
- Luise Bethke-Zitzmann as Gardenfrau Mizzi's in Berlin
- Eduard Bornträger as Theatre box attendant
- Julius Brandt as Clerk Pokorny
- Theo Brandt
- Gaston Briese as Stage manager of the Royal Opera House Berlin
- Curt Cappi as Organ grinder
- Michele Danton as Italian street hawker
- Karl Etlinger as Senior clark Mödlinger
- Hugo Flink
- Senta Foltin as Demoiselle Leonie
- Charles Francois as Guest in the theatre box
- Hans Göbel as Singer
- Harry Hardt as Policeman
- Franz Heigl as Schani Habrechtsberger, journeyman at Sturm's
- Karl Hellmer as Schanderl, Theatre attandant
- Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Theatre porter
- Lizzi Holzschuh as Resi Sturm
- William Huch as Servant at Berliner Opera
- Paul Hörbiger as Court tailor Josef Sturm
- Bruno Hübner as Second Kapellmeister Schlögl
- Eduard Kandl as Bass
- Roselotte Kettmann as Woman
- Wolfgang Kieling as Loisl – Apprentice to master Sturm
- Rudolf Kölling
- Otto Lange
- Herrmann Luddecke
- Hans Nielsen as Otto Nicolai
- Hans Obermanns as Singer
- Paul Otto as Count Redern, General Director of the Royal theatres in Berlin
- Marie-Louise Schilp as Mrs Reich (Mistress Page) – Soprano
- Ingeborg Schmidt-Stein as Mrs Fluth (Mistress Ford)
- Walter Schramm-Duncker as Theatre guest
- Carla Spletter as Soprano
- Gretl Theimer as Kathi, Girl at Sturm's
- Max Vierlinger
- Gustav Waldau as Count Sedlnitzky
- Ludwig Windisch as Singer
- Hans Wocke as Baritone
- Gusti Wolf as Mizzi Stadlmeier
- Aribert Wäscher as Theatre director Pietro Balocchino
References
- ^ Fawkes p. 110
Bibliography
- Fawkes, Richard. Opera on Film. Duckworth, 2000.
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