Fire in the Opera House
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.
Cast: Gustav Fröhlich, Gustaf Gründgens, Gertrud Arnold
Fire in the Opera House
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Carl Froelich
- Producers
- Carl Froelich
- Cast
- Gustav Fröhlich, Gustaf Gründgens, Gertrud Arnold, Marianne Fröhlich, Julius Falkenstein, Sophie Pagay
- Studio
- Carl Froelich-Film GmbH
