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The Bat (1937)

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1h 43min

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Plot

The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!

Genres

Comedy

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleDie Fledermaus
Original languageDeutsch (DE)
Spoken languagesDeutsch
Production countriesGermany
StatusReleased
Production companiesImagoton, Tobis Filmkunst
Release date30 ottobre 1937
ProductionGerhard Staab
WriterRichard Genée, Carl Haffner, Lotte Neumann, Walter Wassermann
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Assistant directorsPaul Verhoeven, Hans H. Zerlett

Release dates

Theatrical release

Germany / Oct 30, 1937

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