Lustigen Weiber von Wien, Die

Alternative title
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Synopsis
Feature film musical comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. The plot concerns the romance between Viennese official Leitner (Hörbiger) and vaudeville headliner Theresa Zalenka (Milowich). Leitner’s ten daughters disapprove of the union and intend to teach their father a lesson. The girls form a vaudeville act of their own, threatening to continue until their father breaks it off with Theresa. A subplot concerns the girls’ dancing teacher (Forst) and his sweetheart (Parry), who is jealous of all ten ‘merry wives’.
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Germany
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1931
Duration
109 mins
Availability
No archive copy found (9/2007).

Credits

Director
Géza von Bolváry
Producer
Julius Haimann
Cinematographer
Willy Goldberger
Screenplay
Walter Reisch
Music
Robert Stolz
Production Design
Andrej Andrejew; Gabriel Pellon
Costume
Hermann I. Kaufmann
Cast
Bimmy RowlandPhilippine
Bitza MühlauCook
Camilla FiebigPauline
Cordy MillowitschTherese Zelenka
Cordy MilowitschTherese Zelenka
Edith Herrmann-RöderAlvine
Elfriede JerraHermine
Ernst WurmserAlois Stanigl
Evi EvaAdolphine
Fritz OdemarJohann
Irene EisingerLeopoldine
Jaggi GraßmannErnestine
Lee ParryGretl
Lola WernerJosephine
Molino von KluckWilhelmine
Oskar SimaExzellenz Waldmüller
Paul HörbigerAnselm Leitner
Tibor von HalmayJean
Willi ForstAugustin Tuschinger

Additional Details

Production type
Operas and Musicals
Historical period
19th Century
Plays
Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The German Film Institute (DIF) holds the rights for theatrical distribution.
Reviews
Source: www.filmportal.de (accessed 12/2008)

Production Company

Name

Superfilm-Verleih

Distributor

Name

Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF

Email
schurig@deutsches-filminstitut.de
Web
http://www.deutsches-filminstitut.de External site opens in new window
Phone
0611 97 000 10
Fax
0611 97 000 15
Address
Filmarchiv
Kreuzberger Ring 56
65205 Wiesbaden
Germany

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Lustigen Weiber von Wien, Die". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69204 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)