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 Richard Faber Gustaf Gründgens Otto van Lingen Gertrud Arnold Frau Konsul van Lingen

Marianne Fröhlich Ilse van Lingen

Julius Falkenstein Löwenthal Sophie Pagay Jarmila Novotná Primadonna

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