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Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965, Georg Tressler)
| Title | Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor |
|---|---|
| Year | 1965 |
| Release Locations | Austria |
| Director | Georg Tressler |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 37 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Play Connections | The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera) |
Description
One of three German and Austrian operatic film adaptations of Otto Nicolai's popular 1848 Merry Wives of Windsor
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Falstaff | Norman Foster |
|---|---|
| Fenton | Ernest Schutz |
| Mr. Ford | Igor Gorin |
| Mistress Ford | Colette Boky |
| Mistress Page | Mildred Miller |
| Anna Page | Lucia Popp |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Georg Tressler |
|---|---|
| Producer | Norman Foster |
| Composer | Otto Nicolai |
| Adaptor/Translator | Norman Foster |
| Costumes | Helga Pinnow |
| Production | Hugo Halbig |
| Other | Robert Hofer |
| Other | Sepp Riff |
Company Overview
| Music | Zagreb Symphony Orchestra |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell
