Swelling Melodies

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Directed by E.W. Fiedler Edited by DEFA Screenplay E.W. Fiedler		Cinematography E.W. Fiedler Director E.W. Fiedler Music director Johann Strauss II
Written by E.W. FiedlerRichard Genée (libretto Die Fledermaus)Karl Haffner (libretto Die Fledermaus)Henri Meilhac (play Le Réveillon)Ludovic Halévy (play Le Réveillon) Starring Erich ArnoldJarmila KsírováSonja Schöner Music by Johann Strauss (operetta) Initial release 20 May 1955 (East Germany) Story by Richard Genée, Carl Haffner Cast Joseph Egger, Jarmila Kšírová, Gerd Frickhöffer, Hans Klering, Rolf Weih Similar Rivalen am Steuer, My Wife Wants to Sing, Oh Rosalinda!!, Die blauen Schwerter

Swelling Melodies (German: Rauschende Melodien) is a 1955 East German musical film directed by E.W. Fiedler and starring Erich Arnold, Jarmila Ksírová and Sonja Schöner. It is an adaptation of the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II and Richard Genée and was part of a tradition of operetta films in German cinema.. It was released in 1955, and sold 4,968,582 tickets.

It was made by the state-backed DEFA studios. The film's sets were designed by Artur Günther.

Cast

Erich Arnold as Gabriel von Eisenstein

Jarmila Ksírová as Rosalinde von Eisenstein

Sonja Schöner as Adele

Herbert Kiper as Dr. Falke

Gerd Frickhöffer as Prinz Orlofsky

Rolf Weih as Alfred

Hans Wocke as Gefängnisdirektor Frank

Joseph Egger as Gefängniswärter Frosch

Elvira Sternbeck as Ida

Hans Klering as Dr. Blind

Hans Alexander as Gefangener

Günter Beurenmeister as Verehrer

Kurt Bobeth-Bolander as Bersitz

Ursula Dücker as Dame

Christine Fischer as Dame

Walter Grimm as Herr

Ernst Paul Hempel as Briefträger

Hella Jansen as Dame

Günter Klostermann as Offizier

Gerhard Lau as Diener

Anna Lindemann as Dame

Herbert Mewes-Conti as Verehrer

Walter Salow as Diener

Nico Turoff as Diener

Ernst Ullrich as Gefangener

Inka Unverzagt as Dame

Teddy Wulff as Verehrer

References

Swelling Melodies Wikipedia

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