The Bat
Overview
The delightful Johann Strauss comic opera Die Fledermaus was mercilessly lampooned in this truly bizarre production. For starters, a framing device has been added: After appearing in 300 consecutive appearances of Fledermaus (which translates as The Bat) the lead tenor (Georg Alexander) imagines that he's seeing bats everywhere. Driven a bit over the edge by all this, he falls asleep and has a nightmare about the opera, with a group of non-singers cast in the leading roles. The original libretto about romantic assignations, political imprisonments and mistaken identity is burlesqued to the hilt: at one point, the hero finds out that his prison cell is surrounded by rubber tubes!
About The Bat (1937)
The Bat (1937) is a comedy movie produced by Imagoton in Germany. It was directed by Paul Verhoeven and Hans H. Zerlett and written by Richard Genée and Carl Haffner. On screen you will see Lída Baarová, Hans Söhnker, Friedl Czepa, Jola Jobst and Georg Alexander. With a runtime of 1h 43m, the film averages 4.3/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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