Die Fledermaus (1946)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1946-08-16
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Géza von Bolváry
Top Cast
- Marte Harell as Rosalinde Eisenstein
- Johannes Heesters as Herbert Eisenstein
- Will Dohm as Theaterdirektor Michael Falke
- Dorit Kreysler as Adele
- Willy Fritsch as Gefängnisdirektor Frank
- Hans Brausewetter as Tenor Alfred Melzer
- Joseph Egger as Frosch
- Siegfried Breuer as Prinz Orlowsky
- Heinz Salfner as Inspektor
- Franz Böheim as Office writer I.T. prison
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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