The Flying Dutchman

Name: The Flying Dutchman
Director: Ilka Bäkkman
Genre: Music, Romance, Drama
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: 139 min
Cast: Franz Grundheber, Matti Salminen, Raimo Sirikiä, Anita Välkki, Jorma Silvasti

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1989 · 139 min · Music · Romance · Drama · TMDB 7.2/10

Overview

lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.

Directed by Ilka Bäkkman

Cast

Franz Grundheber — The Dutchman
Matti Salminen — Daland
Raimo Sirikiä — Erik
Anita Välkki — Mary
Jorma Silvasti — Steersman