Fire in the Opera House (1930)

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.

Released

1930-10-13

Genres

Drama, Romance

Runtime

104 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Carl Froelich

TMDB rating

7.5/10 from 2 votes