Film

Fire in the Opera House

1930 · 1h 44m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

6.9

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.

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

• Carl FroelichProducer · Director
• Walter ReischWriter
• Walter SupperWriter
• Fritz Arno WagnerDirector of Photography
• Reimar KuntzeDirector of Photography

Release date

October 13, 1930

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama, Romance