
Die Fledermaus
1946-08-16 · 100 min · ★ 8.3
Theater director Falke, dressed as a bat, ends up in prison after a merry carnival night. Director Frank only releases him after some time. Falke decides to take revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein, to whom he owes the whole affair. The annual masked ball at Prince Orlofsky's provides the opportunity. Falke stages a game of mistaken identity in which Eisenstein does not recognize his own wife and courts her, while maid Adele appears as the countess. Eisenstein is duped, Falke has taken his revenge.
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- Directors
- Géza von Bolváry
- Production companies
- Terra-Filmkunst
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Marte HarellRosalinde Eisenstein
Johannes HeestersHerbert Eisenstein
Will DohmTheaterdirektor Michael Falke
Dorit KreyslerAdele
Willy FritschGefängnisdirektor Frank
Hans BrausewetterTenor Alfred Melzer
Joseph EggerFrosch
Siegfried BreuerPrinz Orlowsky
Heinz SalfnerInspektor
Franz BöheimOffice writer I.T. prisonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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