Die Fledermaus (1945)

From 1944-5 (released 1946), with Dorit Kreysler, Hans Brausewetter, Johannes Heesters, Marte Harell, Siegfried Breuer, Will Dohm, and Willy Fritsch.

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Film & Animation

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• Johann
• Strauß
• Die
• Fledermaus
• German
• musical
• film
• 1940's
• operetta
• Strauss

[safetychoice]

My god, where was this movie made? Were they making movies in Germany or Austria in l944-45 with the bombs raining down, the people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place? It doesn't seem possible!

[DavidPhibes]

My copy of Josef von Baky's "Munchhausen" (released by Kino On Video) includes excerpts from this movie to demonstrate how good WWII-era German movies can look once restored. Hopefully, that means it will be released on DVD too at some point! *crosses fingers*

[lala3141de]

Toller Film, geniale Adaptierung der Fledermaus! Jedenfalls sehenswert. Bitte mehr davon

[DoctorScuba]

couldent they get Eddie Cantor?

[FergusMcDopey]

@safetychoice Watch "Frau Meiner Traume" ("Woman of My Dreams") with Marika Rokk (the entire movie is on YouTube). It's very Hollywood-esque and therefore extremely trippy and twisted to watch! It was released in '44 and was a HUGE hit! The grand finale must have used every last balloon in the Third Reich.

[frostye11]

I am always amazed by these German wartime recordings and productions. I have a recording of Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor ( Merry Wives of Windsor ) from May 1943, conducted by Artur Rother. Its fantastic......I presume that it was a concert performance or in a studio for radio transmission ( any info, gratefully received! ). The upbeat feel of it never fails to please......

[tanztreff1]

The movie was made 1944 in studios Barrandov (Prag) and studios Babelsberg (Berlin)

The movie got lost, found and cut and shown in 1946.

[Hanvanderhorst]

You bet they did. To the very end. Want to see more? Google for example Marika Rökk. Hitlers propaganda minister Goebbels always insisted that entertainment was very important to make the political drumming palatable and he had a keen interest in movie musicals and productions like this one. It would be a nice subject for a modern movie: about actors shooting an operetta with the Red Army in the neighbourhood and boms raining down everywhere.

[chanashaked]

das ist meine Oma!!! mann, bin ich stolz darauf!

[lisilein2]

@safetychoice yeah I know, sry I forgot the second part. :-)

Glücklich ist, wer vergisst, was doch nicht zu ändern ist.... gosh I still love this music. However my favourite "die Fledermaus" still is the one with Peter Alexander.

[safetychoice]

@lisilein2 Glucklich ist, wer vergisst, was nicht mehr zu andern ist; Glucklich ist, wer vergisst, was nicht zu andern ist.

[lisilein2]

@safetychoice of course they made movies during that time. the best source of propaganda (on both sides) you could ever hope for. especially when considering what they sing: "glücklich ist wer vergisst" aka. "happy are those who forget what cannot be changed".