The Marriage of Figaro (1949)
"Figaros Hochzeit" (original title)

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production... See full summary »

Director:

Georg Wildhagen

Writers:

Beaumarchais (play), Georg Wildhagen (screenplay),

Stars:

Angelika Hauff, Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender, Sabine Peters

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelika Hauff	...	Susanna
Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender	...	Figaro (as Willi Domgraf-Faßbaender)
Sabine Peters	...	Gräfin Rosine
Mathieu Ahlersmeyer	...	Graf Almaviva
Elsa Wagner	...	Marcellina
Victor Janson	...	Dr. Bartolo
Alfred Balthoff	...	Basilio
Franz Weber	...	Don Curzio
Ernst Legal	...	Antonio
Willi Puhlmann	...	Cherubino
Katharina Mayberg	...	Barbarina (as Ursula-Katharina Meyberg)
Theodor Vogeler	...	Schreiber
Erna Berger	...	Susanna (singing voice)
Tiana Lemnitz	...	Gräfin (singing voice)
Margarete Klose	...	Marcellina (singing voice)

Storyline

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its outstanding actors and their masterful voices of that time.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

East Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

2 November 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Marriage of Figaro

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Film AG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Le nozze di Figaro (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Le nozze di Figaro"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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