Fire in the Opera House

Overview

It begins with a Tannhäuser performance and ends with the premiere of The Tales of Hoffmann. In between a young ingénue cast in her first big role, the Hoffmann rehearsals, the theatre director and his stage director exchanging cynicisms, a budding love affair. Gründgens at his most repulsive, trying to woo both lovers. And a hair-raising finale. Add to this some snappy dialogue and "pre-code" scenes that make you sit up and stare.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 13, 1930

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Carl Froelich-Film GmbH

Cast

Gustav Fröhlich,Marianne Fröhlich,Julius Falkenstein,Jarmila Novotná,Gertrud Arnold,Sophie Pagay,Gustaf Gründgens

Director

Carl Froelich

Writer

Walter Reisch,Walter Supper

Producer

Carl Froelich

Cinematography

Reimar Kuntze,Fritz Arno Wagner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0020707