Die Fledermaus
1946 · 1h 40m · N/A
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
Géza von Bolváry
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Géza von Bolváry Director
- 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 Cast
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