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Die Fledermaus

40% | Oct 30, 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!

Top Billed Cast

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Lída Baarová
Maria Weigel / Rosalinde
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Hans Söhnker
Kammersänger Hans Weigel / Eisenstein
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Friedl Czepa
Hanni / Adele
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Jola Jobst
Berta / Ida
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Georg Alexander
Staatsanwalt Wentin / Frank

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Paul Verhoeven
Director
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Hans H. Zerlett
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Richard Genée
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Carl Haffner
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Lotte Neumann
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Walter Wassermann
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Gerhard Staab
Producer
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Bruno Mondi
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