Swelling Melodies
1955 film
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Swelling Melodies (German: Rauschende Melodien) is a 1955 East German musical film directed by E.W. Fiedler and starring Erich Arnold, Jarmila Ksírová and Sonja Schöner.[1] It is an adaptation of the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II and Richard Genée and was part of a tradition of operetta films in German cinema.. It was released in 1955, and sold 4,968,582 tickets.[2]
Directed byE.W. Fiedler
Written by
- E.W. Fiedler
- Richard Genée (libretto Die Fledermaus)
- Karl Haffner (libretto Die Fledermaus)
- Henri Meilhac (play Le Réveillon)
- Ludovic Halévy (play Le Réveillon)
Starring
- Erich Arnold
- Jarmila Ksírová
- Sonja Schöner
CinematographyE.W. Fiedler
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| Directed by | E.W. Fiedler |
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| Cinematography | E.W. Fiedler |
| Edited by | DEFA |
| Music by | Johann Strauss (operetta) |
| Distributed by | VEB Progress Film |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
It was made by the state-backed DEFA studios. The film's sets were designed by Artur Günther.
Cast
- Erich Arnold as Gabriel von Eisenstein
- Jarmila Ksírová as Rosalinde von Eisenstein
- Sonja Schöner as Adele
- Herbert Kiper as Dr. Falke
- Gerd Frickhöffer as Prinz Orlofsky
- Rolf Weih as Alfred
- Hans Wocke as Gefängnisdirektor Frank
- Joseph Egger as Gefängniswärter Frosch
- Elvira Sternbeck as Ida
- Hans Klering as Dr. Blind
- Hans Alexander as Gefangener
- Günter Beurenmeister as Verehrer
- Kurt Bobeth-Bolander as Bersitz
- Ursula Dücker as Dame
- Christine Fischer as Dame
- Walter Grimm as Herr
- Ernst Paul Hempel as Briefträger
- Hella Jansen as Dame
- Günter Klostermann as Offizier
- Gerhard Lau as Diener
- Anna Lindemann as Dame
- Herbert Mewes-Conti as Verehrer
- Walter Salow as Diener
- Nico Turoff as Diener
- Ernst Ullrich as Gefangener
- Inka Unverzagt as Dame
- Teddy Wulff as Verehrer
