A German version of Shakespeare's play and Nicolai's opera that tells the familiar tale of the drinking and womanizing Falstaff, who becomes the victim of two of Windsor's merry wives. The Berlin State Opera provides the music, with the dubbed-in voices of German singers Rita Streich,
Martha Modl, Hans Kramer, and Helmut Krebs. (In German; English subtitles.)
Released:
1952
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins