Fire in the Opera House

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1930 · 104 min · Drama · Romance · TMDB 7.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Carl Froelich

Cast

• Gustav Fröhlich — Richard Faber
• Gustaf Gründgens — Otto van Lingen
• Gertrud Arnold — Frau Konsul van Lingen
• Marianne Fröhlich — Ilse van Lingen
• Julius Falkenstein — Löwenthal