It begins with a Tannhäuser performance and ends with the premiere of The Tales of Hoffmann. In between a young ingénue cast in her first big role, the Hoffmann rehearsals, the theatre director and his stage director exchanging cynicisms, a budding love affair. Gründgens at his most repulsive, trying to woo both lovers. And a hair-raising finale. Add to this some snappy dialogue and "pre-code" scenes that make you sit up and stare.
Carlo Paganini | Sound |
Joseph Massolle | Sound Supervisor |
Carl Froelich | Producer |
Erich Lange | Sound |
Franz Schroedter | Art Direction |
Carl Froelich | Director |
Walter Supper | Writer |
Walter Reisch | Writer |
Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |
Hansom Milde-Meißner | Music |