Lustigen Weiber, Die

Alternative title
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Synopsis
Feature film. An operatic version of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The lyrics are by Willy Dehmel.
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Germany
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1936
Duration
90 mins

Credits

Director
Carl Hoffmann
Cinematographer
Günther Anders
Screenplay
Georg Zoch
Music
Ernst Fischer; Franz Grothe
Costume
Edward Suhr
Art Direction
Erich Zander; Wilhelm Depenau
Contributor
Willy Dehmel
Cast
Leo SlezakSir John Falstaff
Maria KrahnFrau Hurtig (Mistress Margaret Page)
Ida WüstFrau Fluth (Mistress Alice Ford)
Otto WernickeHerr Fluth (Frank Ford)
Aribert GrimmerBardolph
Armin SchweizerGeorge Page
Arthur ReppertCabby
Curt LauermannHiggins Messenger
Eduard WenckMr. Burns
Ellen FrankBetty
Else RevalMrs. Burns
Erwin van RoyNim
Eugen Mateo 
Franz ZimmermannValentin Fluth
Friedel Müller 
Grete Nordegg 
Gustav PüttjerPistol
Helmut HofmannFenton
Helmut WeissAbraham Slender
Horst BirrPage-boy Pedro
Klaus PohlGuard
Kurt AckermannPonton
Magda SchneiderViola Evans
Ruth ClausÄnne Page (Anne Page)
Walter von AllwördenMr. Higgins
Willy SchaeffersRobert Shallow
Wolfgang Kieling 
Wolfgang von SchwindtHost of the Garter Inn

Additional Details

Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Peter Morris in his survey ‘Shakespeare On Film’, Films in Review 24:3 (1973), pp. 132-163, notes that ‘This is the first foreign language sound adaptation of a Shakespeare play, though a Hindu version of Hamlet appeared the same year’.
History
First shown on 24/01/1936.
Certified for release 19/12/1935.
Reviews
Source: www.filmportal.de (accessed 1/10/2008)

Production Company

Name

Cine-Allianz Tonfilmproduktions

Online Retailer

Name

germanwarfilms.com

Address
German War Films Online Store
PO Box 366
85323 Avondale
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Lustigen Weiber, Die". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37782 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)