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Die Fledermaus
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Die Fledermaus

1946-08-16 · 100 min · ★ 8.3

Music · Romance · Comedy

Theater director Falke, dressed as a bat, ends up in prison after a merry carnival night. Director Frank only releases him after some time. Falke decides to take revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein, to whom he owes the whole affair. The annual masked ball at Prince Orlofsky's provides the opportunity. Falke stages a game of mistaken identity in which Eisenstein does not recognize his own wife and courts her, while maid Adele appears as the countess. Eisenstein is duped, Falke has taken his revenge.

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Directors
Géza von Bolváry
Production companies
Terra-Filmkunst
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marte HarellMarte HarellRosalinde Eisenstein
Johannes HeestersJohannes HeestersHerbert Eisenstein
Will DohmWill DohmTheaterdirektor Michael Falke
Dorit KreyslerDorit KreyslerAdele
Willy FritschWilly FritschGefängnisdirektor Frank
Hans BrausewetterHans BrausewetterTenor Alfred Melzer
Joseph EggerJoseph EggerFrosch
Siegfried BreuerSiegfried BreuerPrinz Orlowsky
Heinz SalfnerHeinz SalfnerInspektor
Franz BöheimFranz BöheimOffice writer I.T. prison
Hermine Ziegler
Mimi StelzerCook at Eisensteins

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