4.3The Bat · 1937
The Bat (1937) is a Comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Lída Baarová, Hans Söhnker, Friedl Czepa.
Comedy
4.3Overview
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
Cast
Lída Baarová, Hans Söhnker, Friedl Czepa, Jola Jobst, Georg Alexander, Robert Dorsay, Hans Moser, Harald Paulsen
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What is "The Bat" about?
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
When was "The Bat" released?
The Bat was released in 1937.
Who stars in "The Bat"?
The cast includes Lída Baarová, Hans Söhnker, Friedl Czepa, Jola Jobst.
