The Merry Wives of Windsor (1965 film)
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Norman Foster
Otto Nicolai
Georg Tressler
Colette Boky
Charles Igor Gorin
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| Directed by | Georg Tressler |
| Written by | William Shakespeare (play) Norman Foster Otto Nicolai Georg Tressler |
| Produced by | Norman Foster |
| Starring | Norman Foster Colette Boky Charles Igor Gorin |
| Cinematography | Hannes Staudinger |
| Edited by | Paula Dvorak |
| Music by | Otto Nicolai |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Austria United Kingdom |
| Language | German |
The Merry Wives of Windsor (German: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is a 1965 Austrian-British historical comedy film directed by Georg Tressler and starring Norman Foster, Colette Boky and Charles Igor Gorin.[1][2] It was written by Foster and Tressler as a film musical adaptation of Otto Nicolai's opera after Shakespeare's play.[3][4][5]
- Norman Foster as Sir John Falstaff
- Colette Boky as Mistress Ford
- Charles Igor Gorin as Mr. Ford
- Mildred Miller as Mistress Page
- Lucia Popp as Mistress Ann
- John Gittings as Dr. Cajus
- Rosella Hightower as Ballerina
- Edmond Hurshell as Herr Reich
- Marshall Reynor as Spärlich
- Ernst Schütz as Fenton
Reception
Variety wrote: "All in all, it's a fast-running pic with a series of pleasant optical and scenic gags. ... Also this Austrian production may be termed an interesting document for it gives opera lovers in distant areas the opportunity to see a first-class opera production. In addition, it is something for future generations. The singers are excellent. In particular, this goes for Foster and Colette Boky. Latter, a Canadian soprano, is also an optical treat. ... Austrian Georg Tressler has contributed a competent directorial job within limits. The camera work deserves compliments, too."[6]
