Die Fledermaus 1946 Directed by Géza von Bolváry

Theater director Falke, dressed as a bat, ends up in prison after a merry carnival night. Director Frank only releases him after some time. Falke decides to take revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein, to whom he owes the whole affair. The annual masked ball at Prince Orlofsky's provides the opportunity. Falke stages a game of mistaken identity in which Eisenstein does not recognize his own wife and courts her, while maid Adele appears as the countess. Eisenstein is duped, Falke has taken his revenge.

Country Germany
Production Countries East Germany , Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gneres Comedy , Music , Romance
Production Companies DEFA , Terra-Filmkunst
Release Date 16 August 1946
100 mins
Cast
Marte Harell Rosalinde Eisenstein
Johannes Heesters Herbert Eisenstein
Will Dohm Theaterdirektor Michael Falke
Willy Fritsch Gefängnisdirektor Frank
Hans Brausewetter Tenor Alfred Melzer
Siegfried Breuer Prinz Orlowsky
Heinz Salfner Inspektor
Franz Böheim Office writer I.T. prison
Mimi Stelzer Cook at Eisensteins