Falstaff in Vienna
Directed byLeopold Hainisch
Written by
Produced byHeinz Hille
Starring
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byJohanna Rosinski
Music byAlois Melichar
Production
company
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
  • 26 September 1940 (1940-09-26)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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 attendant
  • 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

  1. ↑ Fawkes p. 110

Bibliography

  • Fawkes, Richard (2000). Opera on Film. London: Duckworth. ISBN 978-0-7156-2943-7.


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