Falstaff in Vienna

1940 film

Falstaff in Vienna

Directed by| Leopold Hainisch
Written by|

* Robert Hohlbaum (novella)
* Max Wallner
* Kurt Feltz

Produced by| Heinz Hille
Starring|

* Hans Nielsen
* Gusti Wolf
* Paul Hörbiger

Cinematography| Bruno Mondi
Edited by| Johanna Rosinski
Music by| Alois Melichar

Production
company

Tobis Film

Distributed by| Tobis Film

Release date

* 26 September 1940 (1940-09-26)

Running time

| 92 minutes
Country| Germany
Language| German

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

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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

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1. ^ Fawkes p. 110

## Bibliography

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

## External links

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* Falstaff in Vienna at IMDb
* Falstaff in Wien, filmportal.de

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Otto Nicolai

Operas|

*   * Il templario (1840, Der Tempelritter (1845)
*   * Il proscritto (1841), revised as Die Heimkehr des Verbannten 1844)
* Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1849)

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