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Fire in the Opera House (1930)

Fire in the Opera House (1930)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1930, October 13
Directors: Carl Froelich
Countries: Germany
Production: Carl Froelich-Film GmbH
Cast: Gustav Fröhlich, Jarmila Novotná, Gustaf Gründgens, Julius Falkenstein, Gertrud Arnold, Marianne Fröhlich

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.