Die lustigen Weiber
ComedyMusical
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical jok...
Director
Carl Hoffmann
Writers
William Shakespeare, Georg Zoch
Stars
Magda Schneider, Leo Slezak, Ida Wüst
Release Date
January 24, 1936
Language
German
Country
Germany
🎭 Top Cast
Magda Schneider
as Viola Evans
Leo Slezak
as Sir John Falstaff
Ida Wüst
as Frau Fluth
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Maria Krahn
as Frau Hurtig
Ellen Frank
as Frl. Betty White
Otto Wernicke
as Herr Fluth
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Franz Zimmermann
as Valentin Fluth
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Helmut Weiss
as Junker Schwächling
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Helmut Hoffmann
as Fenton
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Gustav Püttjer
as Pistol
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Cine-Allianz Tonfilmproduktions GmbH
🏷️ Keywords
foreign language adaptationshakespeare's the merry wives of windsorbased on play
🎯 Categories
GermanComedyMusical
💡 Did You Know?
Friedel Müller's debut.
📖 Synopsis
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical jok...