Brand in der Oper 1930

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.

Cast:

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